WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of staff employed on temporary contracts within the Education portfolio as of March 1, 2010 and March 1, 2009. The response reveals varying levels of temporary employment across different departments and agencies, with some data limitations.

AnsweredQoN 1658Legislative Council
Asked
2 March 2010
Portfolio
Education

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For each Department and Agency within the Minister’s portfolios -
(1) How many staff were employed on temporary contracts as at 1 March 2010?
(2) What is the number expressed as a percentage of total staff as at 1 March 2010?
(3) How many staff were employed on a temporary contract for a period of less than 12 months as at 1 March 2010?
(4) What is this number expressed as a percentage of total staff as at 1 March 2010?
(5) How many staff were employed on temporary contract as at 1 March 2009?
(6) What is this number expressed as a percentage of total staff as at 1 March 2009?
(7) How many staff were employed on a temporary contract for a period of less than 12 months as at 1 March 2009?
(8) What is this number expressed as a percentage of total staff as at 1 March 2009?

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Answered
20 April 2010
Responded by
Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Education
Response time
49 days
For the Department of Education
(1) 8 717.
(2) 22 per cent.
(3) Due to the design of the Department of Education's payroll system accurate information on the total duration of staff contracts is not readily available. To accurately extract this information, individual records would need to be checked.
(4) As the total duration of contracts worked in (3) is not readily available it is not possible to calculate this group as a percentage of total staff.
(5) 8 925.
(6) 23 per cent.
(7) Due to the design of the Department of Education's payroll system accurate information on the total duration of staff contracts is not readily available. To accurately extract this information, individual records would need to be checked.
(8) As the length of service worked in (7) is not readily available it is not possible to calculate this group as a percentage of total staff.
Country High School Hostels Authority
(1) None.
(2) 0 per cent.
(3) None.
(4) 0 per cent.
(5) 13.
(6) 9.2 per cent.
(7) None.
(8) 0 per cent.
Public Education Endowment Trust
(1) None.
(2) 0 per cent
(3) None.
(4) 0 per cent
(5) None.
(6) 0 per cent
(7) None.
(8) 0 per cent
For the Curriculum Council
(1) 48
(2) 32 per cent
(3) 8
(4) 5 per cent
(5) 68
(6) 40 per cent
(7) 3
(8) 2 per cent
For the Department of Education Services
(1) 23
(2) 37 per cent
(3) 10
(4) 16 per cent
(5) 16
(6) 27.5 per cent
(7) 5
(8) 8.6 per cent
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