❓ This parliamentary question seeks data on parental leave taken by staff within the Department of Corrective Services and the Small Business Development Corporation. The response provides figures for staff numbers, leave duration, and total payments, with some data gaps due to departmental restructuring.
AnsweredQoN 6210Legislative Council
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(a) number of staff taking parental leave each year;
(b) amount of time taken in parental leave each year, measured by weeks; and
(c) total payments in parental leave made to public servants each year?
(b) amount of time taken in parental leave each year, measured by weeks; and
(c) total payments in parental leave made to public servants each year?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Employment Protection representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
29 days
Corrective Services
The Department of Corrective Services was established on the 1 February 2006, therefore there are no figures available for financial year ending 2002/2003 to 2004/2005. The information on employee data from 2002/2003 to 2004/2004 will be included in the Department of the Attorney General response, which will include the former Department of Justice employee data.
Information has been provided for years 2005/2006 (part year figures) to 2006/2007.
(a) Number of staff taking parental leave each year;
Year
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
TOTAL
Head Count
N/A
N/A
N/A
28
38
66
(b) Amount of time taken in parental leave each year, measured by weeks;
Year
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
TOTAL
Weeks
N/A
N/A
N/A
489
665
1,154
Average Wks
19
21
40
(c) Total payments in parental leave made to public servants each year?
Agency
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
TOTAL
DCS
N/A
N/A
N/A
$86,484
$388,042
$474,526
Small Business Development Corporation
In the past five (5) years, two (2) Small Business Development Corporation staff have taken paid parental leave:
a) Number of staff taking parental leave in each year:
2002/03 - Nil
2003/04 - Nil
2004/05 - Nil
2005/06 - 1
2006/07 - 1
b) Amount of time taken on parental leave in each year measured by weeks:
2002/03 - N/A
2003/04 - N/A
2004/05 - N/A
2005/06 - 8
2006/07 - 10
c) Total payments in parental leave made to public servants for each year:
2002/03 - N/A
2003/04 - N/A
2004/05 - N/A
2005/06 - $4,728
2006/07 - $8,417
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The Department of Corrective Services was established on the 1 February 2006, therefore there are no figures available for financial year ending 2002/2003 to 2004/2005. The information on employee data from 2002/2003 to 2004/2004 will be included in the Department of the Attorney General response, which will include the former Department of Justice employee data.
Information has been provided for years 2005/2006 (part year figures) to 2006/2007.
(a) Number of staff taking parental leave each year;
Year
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
TOTAL
Head Count
N/A
N/A
N/A
28
38
66
(b) Amount of time taken in parental leave each year, measured by weeks;
Year
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
TOTAL
Weeks
N/A
N/A
N/A
489
665
1,154
Average Wks
19
21
40
(c) Total payments in parental leave made to public servants each year?
Agency
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
TOTAL
DCS
N/A
N/A
N/A
$86,484
$388,042
$474,526
Small Business Development Corporation
In the past five (5) years, two (2) Small Business Development Corporation staff have taken paid parental leave:
a) Number of staff taking parental leave in each year:
2002/03 - Nil
2003/04 - Nil
2004/05 - Nil
2005/06 - 1
2006/07 - 1
b) Amount of time taken on parental leave in each year measured by weeks:
2002/03 - N/A
2003/04 - N/A
2004/05 - N/A
2005/06 - 8
2006/07 - 10
c) Total payments in parental leave made to public servants for each year:
2002/03 - N/A
2003/04 - N/A
2004/05 - N/A
2005/06 - $4,728
2006/07 - $8,417
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