❓ Mrs Roberts questions Dr Constable (Minister for Education) regarding conflicting statements about voluntary redundancies within the Department of Education and Training. Roberts alleges Constable misled the house regarding whether voluntary redundancies were offered.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING — VOLUNTARY REDUNDANCIES
I refer the minister to the Department of Education and Training’s circular dated 11 June 2009, which expressly offers voluntary redundancies to staff, and to the minister’s answer in Parliament yesterday when she stated that the main cuts in staffing in her department will come through “retirements and redundancies”. Has the minister misled the house, given that in written answers she also supplied yesterday to a series of questions on notice about staffing levels she stated — No voluntary redundancies have been offered. Is that the truth or has the minister misled the house? Dr E. CONSTABLE
I refer the minister to the Department of Education and Training’s circular dated 11 June 2009, which expressly offers voluntary redundancies to staff, and to the minister’s answer in Parliament yesterday when she stated that the main cuts in staffing in her department will come through “retirements and redundancies”. Has the minister misled the house, given that in written answers she also supplied yesterday to a series of questions on notice about staffing levels she stated — No voluntary redundancies have been offered. Is that the truth or has the minister misled the house? Dr E. CONSTABLE
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A circular was sent to all schools, as part of a statewide seeking of voluntary redundancies, in which the Department of Education and Training sought expressions of interest from employees for voluntary severance. I can tell the member now that the number of expressions of interest from people that have been received to date is 188. I can also tell the member that 13 of those people are employed under the School Education Act, 61 are public servants and 114 are school-based but non-teaching ancillary staff such as gardeners and others. That is the sum total of the answer to the member for Midland’s question yesterday. I would say once again that the member for Midland is trying to mislead. These are voluntary redundancies and part of a statewide program offering voluntary severance to members of the government service.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: A circular was sent to all schools, as part of a statewide seeking of voluntary redundancies, in which the Department of Education and Training sought expressions of interest from employees for voluntary severance. I can tell the member now that the number of expressions of interest from people that have been received to date is 188. I can also tell the member that 13 of those people are employed under the School Education Act, 61 are public servants and 114 are school-based but non-teaching ancillary staff such as gardeners and others. That is the sum total of the answer to the member for Midland’s question yesterday. I would say once again that the member for Midland is trying to mislead. These are voluntary redundancies and part of a statewide program offering voluntary severance to members of the government service.
A circular was sent to all schools, as part of a statewide seeking of voluntary redundancies, in which the Department of Education and Training sought expressions of interest from employees for voluntary severance. I can tell the member now that the number of expressions of interest from people that have been received to date is 188. I can also tell the member that 13 of those people are employed under the School Education Act, 61 are public servants and 114 are school-based but non-teaching ancillary staff such as gardeners and others. That is the sum total of the answer to the member for Midland’s question yesterday. I would say once again that the member for Midland is trying to mislead. These are voluntary redundancies and part of a statewide program offering voluntary severance to members of the government service.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: A circular was sent to all schools, as part of a statewide seeking of voluntary redundancies, in which the Department of Education and Training sought expressions of interest from employees for voluntary severance. I can tell the member now that the number of expressions of interest from people that have been received to date is 188. I can also tell the member that 13 of those people are employed under the School Education Act, 61 are public servants and 114 are school-based but non-teaching ancillary staff such as gardeners and others. That is the sum total of the answer to the member for Midland’s question yesterday. I would say once again that the member for Midland is trying to mislead. These are voluntary redundancies and part of a statewide program offering voluntary severance to members of the government service.
A circular was sent to all schools, as part of a statewide seeking of voluntary redundancies, in which the Department of Education and Training sought expressions of interest from employees for voluntary severance. I can tell the member now that the number of expressions of interest from people that have been received to date is 188. I can also tell the member that 13 of those people are employed under the School Education Act, 61 are public servants and 114 are school-based but non-teaching ancillary staff such as gardeners and others. That is the sum total of the answer to the member for Midland’s question yesterday. I would say once again that the member for Midland is trying to mislead. These are voluntary redundancies and part of a statewide program offering voluntary severance to members of the government service.
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