A WA parliamentary question on notice requests data on staff grievances within the Minister's portfolio of Local Government, Community Services, Seniors and Volunteering, and Youth for the financial years 2013-14 to 2015-16. The answer provides a breakdown of lodged, outstanding, resolved, dismissed, upheld, and partly upheld grievances for the Department of Local Government Communities and the Metropolitan Cemetery Board.

AnsweredQoN 5613Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 June 2016
Portfolio
Local Government; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Youth

QuestionView source ↗

For each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask: (a) how many staff grievances have been lodged for financial years 2013-14; 2014-15 and 2015-16; (b) how many of those grievances are outstanding as at 30 June 2016; (c) how many of those grievances are resolved as at 30 June 2016; and (d) for those grievances resolved: (i) how many were dismissed; (ii) how many were upheld; and (iii) how many were partly upheld?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
16 August 2016
Responded by
Minister for Local Government; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Youth
Response time
47 days
The following answers relate to grievances formally lodged by employees and investigated pursuant to the Public Sector Standard on Grievance Resolution issued by the Public Sector Commissioner.
Department Local Government Communities
(a) 2013–14 – Nil
2014–15 – 1
2015–16 - 2
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) (i) Nil
(ii) 1
(iii) 1
Metropolitan Cemetery Board
(a) 2013-14 – 0
2014-15 – 1
2015-16 – 1
(b)  Nil
(c)   2
(d)  (i) 1
(ii) 1
(iii) Nil

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