❓ A WA parliamentary Question on Notice requests data on staff grievances within the Planning and Disability Services portfolios. The response details the number of grievances lodged, outstanding, resolved, dismissed, upheld, and partly upheld for the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, Department of Planning, and Disability Services Commission.
AnsweredQoN 5611Legislative Assembly
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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
16 August 2016
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Planning; Disability Services
Response time
47 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. Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (a) The number of staff grievances lodged per financial year is as follows: Financial year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Total Grievances lodged 0 0 0 0 (b) N/A (c) N/A (d) N/A Department of Planning (a) The number of staff grievances lodged per financial year is as follows: Financial year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Total Grievances lodged 2 7 0 9
(b) 0 (c) 9 (d) Of the resolved grievances: (i) Dismissed: 9 (ii) Upheld: 0 (iii) Partly upheld: 0
Disability Services Commission (a) The number of staff grievances lodged per financial year is as follows:
Financial year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Total Grievances lodged 5 5 5 15
(b) Three formal grievances had not been finalised as at 30 June 2016. (c) Twelve formal grievances had been finalised as at 30 June 2016. (d) (i) Three formal grievances were not considered to be a grievance as defined under Disability Services Commission policy. (ii) One formal grievance was found to have substance. (iii) No formal grievances were found to have partial substance.
(b) 0 (c) 9 (d) Of the resolved grievances: (i) Dismissed: 9 (ii) Upheld: 0 (iii) Partly upheld: 0
Disability Services Commission (a) The number of staff grievances lodged per financial year is as follows:
Financial year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Total Grievances lodged 5 5 5 15
(b) Three formal grievances had not been finalised as at 30 June 2016. (c) Twelve formal grievances had been finalised as at 30 June 2016. (d) (i) Three formal grievances were not considered to be a grievance as defined under Disability Services Commission policy. (ii) One formal grievance was found to have substance. (iii) No formal grievances were found to have partial substance.
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