❓ A parliamentary question seeks details on the implementation of flexible working arrangements under the 'Skilling WA' plan, including industry leadership, agreements, costs, and timeframes. The answer provides general information and indicates ongoing development of an initiative.
AnsweredQoN 3368Legislative Council
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I refer to the document, ‘Skilling WA - A workforce development plan for Western Australia’, and the short term priority actions 3.1.1, Industry Leadership - Industry, with the support of Government, will take a leadership role in promoting and facilitating flexible working arrangements within enterprises, and I ask -
(1) What are the industries that will take a leadership role in promoting and facilitating flexible working arrangements within enterprises?
(2) What are the specific representatives of these industries?
(3) Are there any formal agreements in place?
(4) Are there any costs involved?
(5) If yes to (4), will these costs be coming entirely out of the Department of Training and Workforce Development’s budget or will costs be shared with the Department of Commerce?
(6) If the costs will be shared, is there a formal agreement between agencies or is this still to be obtained?
(7) What is deemed ‘flexible working arrangements’?
(8) What are the time frames attached to this short term priority?
(1) What are the industries that will take a leadership role in promoting and facilitating flexible working arrangements within enterprises?
(2) What are the specific representatives of these industries?
(3) Are there any formal agreements in place?
(4) Are there any costs involved?
(5) If yes to (4), will these costs be coming entirely out of the Department of Training and Workforce Development’s budget or will costs be shared with the Department of Commerce?
(6) If the costs will be shared, is there a formal agreement between agencies or is this still to be obtained?
(7) What is deemed ‘flexible working arrangements’?
(8) What are the time frames attached to this short term priority?
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Answered
21 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
34 days
(1) A wide range of industry sectors are already taking a leadership role in promoting and facilitating flexible working arrangements within enterprises.
(2) These include the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and industry Training Councils, who collectively represent a wide range of industry and employer groups across Western Australia. The State Training Board as the peak industry advisory body to the Minister will also take a leadership role in this area.
(3) No
(4) The Department of Training and Workforce Development is currently working with the Department of Commerce and the Small Business Development Corporation on the development of an initiative relating to flexible working arrangements, which will include the identification of any cost implications.
(5) See (4) above.
(6) See (4) above.
(7) In the context of workforce development and the plan, 'flexible working arrangements' refer to those arrangements that contribute to the attraction and retention of a skilled workforce.
(8) 'Short term' generally refers to those priority actions that will commence in the first twelve months of the plan.
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(2) These include the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and industry Training Councils, who collectively represent a wide range of industry and employer groups across Western Australia. The State Training Board as the peak industry advisory body to the Minister will also take a leadership role in this area.
(3) No
(4) The Department of Training and Workforce Development is currently working with the Department of Commerce and the Small Business Development Corporation on the development of an initiative relating to flexible working arrangements, which will include the identification of any cost implications.
(5) See (4) above.
(6) See (4) above.
(7) In the context of workforce development and the plan, 'flexible working arrangements' refer to those arrangements that contribute to the attraction and retention of a skilled workforce.
(8) 'Short term' generally refers to those priority actions that will commence in the first twelve months of the plan.
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