❓ Question regarding FTE (Full-Time Employee) numbers, budget assumptions, and potential impacts on equity within the Education portfolio. The Minister's response clarifies FTE allocations, budget considerations, and policy changes driving staffing adjustments.
AnsweredQoN 1019Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to page 368 of Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 2, Service 1 Regulation,
Funding
, and
Policy Advice Full-time Employees (FTE)
and I ask:
(1) Can the Minister provide an employee category breakdown of the 2009–10 budget target of 58?
(2) Will the Minister outline the budget assumption behind the full cost impact of adding an FTE in this section?
(3) Will the Minister outline the budget assumption behind the full or savings impact of removing an FTE in this section?
(4) Can the Minister provide the following information:
(a) the actual headcount derived from the approved FTE complement in the section in 2008–2009;
(b) the actual headcount derived from the approved FTE complement resulting from the 2009–2010 budgets in this section; and
(c) the projected headcount derived from the approved FTE complement in this section across the forward estimates?
(5) Has the public service FTE cap announced by the Treasurer affected FTE numbers in this section?
(6) Can the Minister outline policy changes or changes in service delivery that are being adopted, and how they take account of the public service FTE cap?
(7) Which outcomes, services and performance indicators are affected by FTE constraints, and in what way?
(8) Can the Minister outline the projected impact of FTE reductions on public service equity targets within this section?
(9) What measures will be put in place to ensure that equity targets are not compromised.
(10) In offering voluntary redundancies for this section, has the Minister’s agency taken account of, or been required to take account of the financial impact to the public sector as a whole of redundancies, resignations or retirements of public servants covered by earlier defined benefit superannuation compared to those receiving market-linked superannuation?
Funding
, and
Policy Advice Full-time Employees (FTE)
and I ask:
(1) Can the Minister provide an employee category breakdown of the 2009–10 budget target of 58?
(2) Will the Minister outline the budget assumption behind the full cost impact of adding an FTE in this section?
(3) Will the Minister outline the budget assumption behind the full or savings impact of removing an FTE in this section?
(4) Can the Minister provide the following information:
(a) the actual headcount derived from the approved FTE complement in the section in 2008–2009;
(b) the actual headcount derived from the approved FTE complement resulting from the 2009–2010 budgets in this section; and
(c) the projected headcount derived from the approved FTE complement in this section across the forward estimates?
(5) Has the public service FTE cap announced by the Treasurer affected FTE numbers in this section?
(6) Can the Minister outline policy changes or changes in service delivery that are being adopted, and how they take account of the public service FTE cap?
(7) Which outcomes, services and performance indicators are affected by FTE constraints, and in what way?
(8) Can the Minister outline the projected impact of FTE reductions on public service equity targets within this section?
(9) What measures will be put in place to ensure that equity targets are not compromised.
(10) In offering voluntary redundancies for this section, has the Minister’s agency taken account of, or been required to take account of the financial impact to the public sector as a whole of redundancies, resignations or retirements of public servants covered by earlier defined benefit superannuation compared to those receiving market-linked superannuation?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 August 2009
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
55 days
(1) Regulation - 33 FTEs; Funding - 6 FTEs; Policy Advice - 19 FTEs.
(2) Budget assumptions took the average salary of the new positions in question, plus salary on-costs and operating costs such as professional development and ICT costs.
(3) There was no FTE reduction, but the same assumptions as in Answer (2) would apply if this had occurred.
(4)
(a) 60
(b) 65
(c) 64 (this is only for 2010-11 because no other change has been considered or approved for the balance of the forward estimates).
(5) No.
(6) The staffing increase of 4 FTEs is comprised of 2 FTEs due to the Government's major policy decision to establish an International Education Program in this agency, and 2 FTEs due to a change in service delivery involving strengthening non-government schools' accountability for administered grants.
(7) The FTE target is appropriate to achieve the Department's desired outcomes and service delivery requirements.
(8) Not applicable because there is no FTE reduction.
(9) Not applicable.
(10) Not applicable because no redundancies are being offered.
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(2) Budget assumptions took the average salary of the new positions in question, plus salary on-costs and operating costs such as professional development and ICT costs.
(3) There was no FTE reduction, but the same assumptions as in Answer (2) would apply if this had occurred.
(4)
(a) 60
(b) 65
(c) 64 (this is only for 2010-11 because no other change has been considered or approved for the balance of the forward estimates).
(5) No.
(6) The staffing increase of 4 FTEs is comprised of 2 FTEs due to the Government's major policy decision to establish an International Education Program in this agency, and 2 FTEs due to a change in service delivery involving strengthening non-government schools' accountability for administered grants.
(7) The FTE target is appropriate to achieve the Department's desired outcomes and service delivery requirements.
(8) Not applicable because there is no FTE reduction.
(9) Not applicable.
(10) Not applicable because no redundancies are being offered.
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