A WA parliamentary question on notice requested information on staff grievances lodged within departments, agencies, and Government Trading Enterprises under the Premier's portfolio between 2013-14 and 2015-16. The response details the number of grievances lodged, outstanding, resolved, dismissed, upheld, and partly upheld for each entity.

AnsweredQoN 5624Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 June 2016
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Tourism; Science

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For each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask: (a) how many staff grievances have been lodged for financial years 2013-14; 2014-15 and 2015-16; (b) how many of those grievances are outstanding as at 30 June 2016; (c) how many of those grievances are resolved as at 30 June 2016; and (d) for those grievances resolved: (i) how many were dismissed; (ii) how many were upheld; and (iii) how many were partly upheld?

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Answered
17 August 2016
Response time
48 days
“The following answers relate to grievances formally lodged by employees and investigated pursuant to the Public Sector Standard on Grievance Resolution issued by the Public Sector Commissioner.”
The Public Sector Commission advises:
(a)
2013-14           0
2014-15           0
2015-16           1 (received 21 June 2016)
(b)
2013-14           0
2014-15           0
2015-16           1
(c)
2013-14           Not applicable
2014-15           Not applicable
2015-16           0
(d)(i)
2013-14           Not applicable
2014-15           Not applicable
2015-16           1 still in progress
(ii)
2013-14           Not applicable
2014-15           Not applicable
2015-16           1 still in progress
(iii)
2013-14           Not applicable
2014-15           Not applicable
2015-16           1 still in progress
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
(a)
2013-14           2
2014-15           0
2015-16           0
(b)        0
(c)        2
(d)(i)    1
(ii)        0
(iii)       1
ChemCentre advise:
(a)
2013-14           0
2014-15           0
2015-16           1
(b)        1
(c)        Not Applicable
(d)(i)    Not Applicable
(ii)        Not Applicable
(iii)       Not Applicable
Gold Corporation
As Gold Corporation is a Schedule 1 entity, it is not regulated by this system.
Lotterywest
(a)
2013-14           1
2014-15           2
2015-16           1
(b)        2
(c)        2
(d)(i)    2
(ii)        0
(iii)       0
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(a)        Nil
(b)-(d)  N/A
Rottnest Island Authority:
(a)
2013-14           1
2014-15           3
2015-16           2
(b)        0
(c)        6
(d)(i)    3
(ii)        2
(iii)       1
Tourism Western Australia
(a)
2013-14           1
2014-15           0
2015-16           0
(b)        0
(c)        1
(d) (i)   0
(ii)        0
(iii)       0

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