Question on Notice regarding paid leave for emergency service volunteers within agencies under the Water; Forestry; Youth portfolio. Several agencies responded that the policy doesn't apply to them due to existing legislation or GOSAC provisions.

AnsweredQoN 864Legislative Council
Asked
18 August 2022
Portfolio
Water; Forestry; Youth

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I refer to the Department of Productivity and Labor Reform Circular to Departments and Authorities No. 2 of 2001 titled Paid Leave for Emergency Service Volunteers . For each Department, Agency or Government Trading Entity under your portfolio, I ask: (a) how do you inform your employees of this policy; and (b) for the past two financial years: (i) how many employees have requested paid leave as an emergency service volunteer; (ii) how many employees have had a request refused; (iii) how many total hours were granted; and (iv) how many total hours were refused?

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Answered
11 October 2022
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Water; Forestry; Youth
Response time
7 days
Aqwest (a) As a Government Trading Enterprise, Aqwest employees are covered under Section 6(1) of the Water Corporations Act 1995 therefore, the Circular provisions do not apply. (b) (i-iv) Not applicable.
Busselton Water (a) As a Government Trading Enterprise, Busselton Water employees are covered under Section 6(1) of the Water Corporations Act 1995 therefore, the Circular provisions do not apply.
(b) (i-iv) Not applicable.
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation Please refer to question on notice LC 868
Water Corporation (a) As a Government Trading Enterprise, Water Corporation employees are covered under Section 6(1) of the Water Corporations Act 1995 therefore, the Circular provisions do not apply
(b) (i-iv) Not applicable.
Forest Products Commission (a) FPC employees are covered by the GOSAC provisions therefore, the Circular provisions do not apply.
(b) (i-iv) Not applicable.
Department of Communities Please refer to question on notice LC 863

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