❓ A WA parliamentary question sought details on voluntary redundancies of senior executives in the Education and Tourism portfolios. The response indicates minimal redundancy activity, with only one senior officer in the Department of Education taking voluntary severance.
AnsweredQoN 2663Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
For the period 11 August 2009 to 20 April 2010:
(a) what are the names, titles and levels of senior executives who have taken voluntary redundancies;
(b) have these positions been re-filled, either in an acting or substantive way; and
(i) if so, which ones;
(c) for each of the voluntary redundancies:
(i) what was the total cost of these voluntary redundancies;
(ii) what were the conditions of payment for the senior executives to receive the voluntary redundancies; and
(iii) will the Minister table a copy of the conditions; and
(A) if not, why not?
(a) what are the names, titles and levels of senior executives who have taken voluntary redundancies;
(b) have these positions been re-filled, either in an acting or substantive way; and
(i) if so, which ones;
(c) for each of the voluntary redundancies:
(i) what was the total cost of these voluntary redundancies;
(ii) what were the conditions of payment for the senior executives to receive the voluntary redundancies; and
(iii) will the Minister table a copy of the conditions; and
(A) if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 May 2010
Responded by
Minister for Education; Tourism
Response time
29 days
For the Ministerial Office
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not Applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Department of Education
(a) No Senior Executive Service officers employed under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994
took voluntary severance during the period 11 August 2009 to 20 April 2010.
A senior officer employed under the
School Education Act 1999,
with comparable responsibilities and salary, took a voluntary severance during that period.
The officer was Janice Little, Director, Schools of Isolated and Distant Education and the salary level was Director Schools.
(b) No.
(b)(i) Not applicable.
(c)(i) $272 570.58;
(c)(ii) The voluntary severance was based on the officer being surplus to Department of Education's requirements. The payment was made under provisions of the
Public Sector Management (Redeployment and Redundancy) Regulations 1994
and included an amount:
· of three weeks salary for each year of completed service up to a maximum of 52 weeks;
· of 12 weeks salary in lieu of notice of termination; and
· for accrued annual and long service leave.
(c)(iii) These conditions are documented in the
Public Sector Management (Redeployment and Redundancy) Regulations 1994.
(A) Refer to (c) (iii).
For the Country High School Hostels Authority
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not Applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Public Education Endowment Trust
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not Applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Curriculum Council
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Department of Education Services
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For Tourism WA
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Rottnest Island Authority
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
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(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not Applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Department of Education
(a) No Senior Executive Service officers employed under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994
took voluntary severance during the period 11 August 2009 to 20 April 2010.
A senior officer employed under the
School Education Act 1999,
with comparable responsibilities and salary, took a voluntary severance during that period.
The officer was Janice Little, Director, Schools of Isolated and Distant Education and the salary level was Director Schools.
(b) No.
(b)(i) Not applicable.
(c)(i) $272 570.58;
(c)(ii) The voluntary severance was based on the officer being surplus to Department of Education's requirements. The payment was made under provisions of the
Public Sector Management (Redeployment and Redundancy) Regulations 1994
and included an amount:
· of three weeks salary for each year of completed service up to a maximum of 52 weeks;
· of 12 weeks salary in lieu of notice of termination; and
· for accrued annual and long service leave.
(c)(iii) These conditions are documented in the
Public Sector Management (Redeployment and Redundancy) Regulations 1994.
(A) Refer to (c) (iii).
For the Country High School Hostels Authority
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not Applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Public Education Endowment Trust
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not Applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Curriculum Council
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Department of Education Services
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For Tourism WA
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
For the Rottnest Island Authority
(a) Nil
(b) - (c) Not applicable.
(A) Not applicable.
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