❓ Hon Colin de Grussa asks about redundancies within the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, following a reduction of 131 staff. The Minister provides details on offers, applications, selection criteria, and tables a list of affected positions and locations.
AnsweredQoN 1254Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY
INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT — REDUNDANCIES
1254. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the Department of Primary
Industries and Regional Development annual report and the reduction of 131 staff
from the agency.
(1) How many redundancies were offered
to staff?
(2) How many applications were
received for those redundancies?
(3) What criteria were used to
select the successful applicants for redundancy?
(4) Can the
minister please provide a list of the position titles and geographic locations
of those 131 staff?
INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT — REDUNDANCIES
1254. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the Department of Primary
Industries and Regional Development annual report and the reduction of 131 staff
from the agency.
(1) How many redundancies were offered
to staff?
(2) How many applications were
received for those redundancies?
(3) What criteria were used to
select the successful applicants for redundancy?
(4) Can the
minister please provide a list of the position titles and geographic locations
of those 131 staff?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
(1) There were 152 redundancies
offered.
(2) There were 226 applications
received.
(3) All
applications were reviewed by the relevant executive leaders against a number
of factors that included government priorities, strategic direction, regional
and service delivery impacts, opportunities for reform and renewal, workload
management and retention of key knowledge and capabilities.
(4) I table the attached
information.
[See paper 2250.]
(1) There were 152 redundancies
offered.
(2) There were 226 applications
received.
(3) All
applications were reviewed by the relevant executive leaders against a number
of factors that included government priorities, strategic direction, regional
and service delivery impacts, opportunities for reform and renewal, workload
management and retention of key knowledge and capabilities.
(4) I table the attached
information.
[See paper 2250.]
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