❓ Question regarding the severance payments made to former Swan District Hospital employees who accepted voluntary severance packages following the opening of St John of God Midland Public Hospital. The response details the timeline of payments and clarifies that no employees were made redundant.
AnsweredQoN 107Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SWAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL — REDUNDANCIES
107. Hon KATE DOUST to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the former Swan District
Hospital and employees who were not offered a job at the new St John of God
Midland Public Hospital and were made redundant or elected to take a redundancy.
(1) How many employees have been
made redundant?
(2) How many of those employees were
paid their severance and entitlements —
(a) on their last day of work;
(b) within one week after their last
day of work;
(c) within two weeks after their last
day of work; or
(d) within four weeks after their
last day of work?
(3) Have all
employees made redundant received their full severance payments and
entitlements; and, if not, why not?
107. Hon KATE DOUST to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the former Swan District
Hospital and employees who were not offered a job at the new St John of God
Midland Public Hospital and were made redundant or elected to take a redundancy.
(1) How many employees have been
made redundant?
(2) How many of those employees were
paid their severance and entitlements —
(a) on their last day of work;
(b) within one week after their last
day of work;
(c) within two weeks after their last
day of work; or
(d) within four weeks after their
last day of work?
(3) Have all
employees made redundant received their full severance payments and
entitlements; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the member for some
notice of the question.
(1) No employees
have been made redundant; however, 56 employees have accepted an offer of
voluntary severance.
(2) (a) Nil.
(b) Three.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-six.
(3) As per
response to question (1), no employees have been made redundant; however, of the
56 employees who have accepted an offer of voluntary severance, eight employees
will receive their payment within the next two to four weeks. Severance
payments are made as soon as practicable as part of the normal fortnightly pay
cycle.
secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the member for some
notice of the question.
(1) No employees
have been made redundant; however, 56 employees have accepted an offer of
voluntary severance.
(2) (a) Nil.
(b) Three.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-six.
(3) As per
response to question (1), no employees have been made redundant; however, of the
56 employees who have accepted an offer of voluntary severance, eight employees
will receive their payment within the next two to four weeks. Severance
payments are made as soon as practicable as part of the normal fortnightly pay
cycle.
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