Question on Notice regarding the re-employment of public sector employees after receiving redundancy payments, including details on contract, permanent, and term-of-government positions, names, titles, dates, and salaries. The Premier's response indicates that this information is not centrally maintained and restrictions exist on re-employment.

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Asked
17 August 2004
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(b) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a contract basis; (c) what are the names and titles of these employees; (d) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary; (e) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a full time, permanent basis; (f) what are the names and titles of these employees; (g) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary; (h) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a term-of-government basis; (i) what are the names and titles of these employees; and (j) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary?
(c) what are the names and titles of these employees; (d) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary; (e) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a full time, permanent basis; (f) what are the names and titles of these employees; (g) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary; (h) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a term-of-government basis; (i) what are the names and titles of these employees; and (j) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary?
(d) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary; (e) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a full time, permanent basis; (f) what are the names and titles of these employees; (g) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary; (h) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a term-of-government basis; (i) what are the names and titles of these employees; and (j) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary?
(e) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a full time, permanent basis; (f) what are the names and titles of these employees; (g) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary; (h) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a term-of-government basis; (i) what are the names and titles of these employees; and (j) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary?
(f) what are the names and titles of these employees; (g) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary; (h) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a term-of-government basis; (i) what are the names and titles of these employees; and (j) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary?
(g) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary; (h) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a term-of-government basis; (i) what are the names and titles of these employees; and (j) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary?
(h) of those employees taking redundancy payments, how many have been re-employed on a term-of-government basis; (i) what are the names and titles of these employees; and (j) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary?
(i) what are the names and titles of these employees; and (j) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary?
(j) for each of these employees, what was the date each redundancy was taken, when was re-employment offered, what was the previous salary and what is the current salary?
2001 - 500 2002 - 995 2003 - 157 2004 - 29 (b)-(j) Information on the incidence of former public sector employees being re-employed following the taking of voluntary severance is not centrally maintained. Legislative provisions place restrictions on employees from being re-employed in the public sector for a period of time that equates to the total of the number of weeks of their severance and leave payments. Public sector employees accepting voluntary severance are required to sign a Deed of Severance which contains clauses that restrict the employee from entering into any direct employment relationship during their re-employment restriction period.
(b)-(j) Information on the incidence of former public sector employees being re-employed following the taking of voluntary severance is not centrally maintained. Legislative provisions place restrictions on employees from being re-employed in the public sector for a period of time that equates to the total of the number of weeks of their severance and leave payments. Public sector employees accepting voluntary severance are required to sign a Deed of Severance which contains clauses that restrict the employee from entering into any direct employment relationship during their re-employment restriction period.

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Answered
14 September 2004
Response time
28 days
(a) As at 24 August 2004, the number of public sector employees who accepted offers of voluntary severance for each of the calendar years since January 2001 is:
2001 - 500
2002 - 995
2003 - 157
2004 - 29
(b)-(j) Information on the incidence of former public sector employees being re-employed following the taking of voluntary severance is not centrally maintained. Legislative provisions place restrictions on employees from being re-employed in the public sector for a period of time that equates to the total of the number of weeks of their severance and leave payments. Public sector employees accepting voluntary severance are required to sign a
Deed of Severance
which contains clauses that restrict the employee from entering into any direct employment relationship during their re-employment restriction period.

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