❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requested data on staff grievances within the Treasurer's portfolio for 2013-2016. The response details the number of grievances lodged, outstanding, resolved, dismissed, upheld, and partly upheld for each department, agency, and Government Trading Enterprise.
AnsweredQoN 5619Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 June 2016
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Energy; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
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
Response time
47 days
Department of Treasury
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) One.
(ii)-(iii) Nil
Economic Regulation Authority
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One
(d)(i-iii) Not Applicable
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d)(i-iii) Not applicable
Horizon Power
Horizon Power’s Fair Treatment System, under which grievances are lodged and investigated, is aligned to the principles of merit, equity and probity contained in the Public Sector Standard for Grievance Resolution.
(a) Seven.
(b) Nil
(c) Seven.
(d)(i) Six.
(d)(ii) Nil.
(d)(iii) One.
Independent Market Operator
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) The grievance was discontinued by the applicant.
(d)(ii) Not applicable.
(d)(iii) Not applicable.
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) Nil.
(ii) One.
(iii) Nil.
Office of Multicultural Interests
(a) Nil.
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d)(i)-(iii) Not applicable
Office of the Auditor General
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) One.
(ii)-(iii) Nil.
Public Utilities Office
(a) One.
(b) One.
(c) Nil.
(d)(i)-(iii) Not applicable.
Synergy
Information for financial years 2013-14 and 2014-15 is unavailable as there was no central reporting of these matters until quarter 4 of financial year 2014-15 when policies and procedures were finalised following the merger of Verve Energy and Synergy on 1 January 2014.
While Synergy is not subject to the Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management as set out under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, its policies such as the Code of Conduct and Work Place Behaviours Standards align with the principles of this act.
(a) Fifteen
(b) Nil.
(c) Fifteen.
(d)(i) Nine.
(ii) One.
(iii) Five.
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) One.
(ii) Not applicable.
(iii) Not applicable.
Western Power
(a-d) Nil.
Employees of Government Trading Enterprises, including Western Power, are not subject to the Standards in Human Resource Management as set out under the PSMA.
Notwithstanding, the standards are definitive, in that they must be adhered to by those public sector organisations falling within their jurisdiction.
Whilst Western Power is not within that jurisdiction, is aspires to meet the intent of the standards, whilst not required to do so.
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) One.
(ii)-(iii) Nil
Economic Regulation Authority
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One
(d)(i-iii) Not Applicable
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d)(i-iii) Not applicable
Horizon Power
Horizon Power’s Fair Treatment System, under which grievances are lodged and investigated, is aligned to the principles of merit, equity and probity contained in the Public Sector Standard for Grievance Resolution.
(a) Seven.
(b) Nil
(c) Seven.
(d)(i) Six.
(d)(ii) Nil.
(d)(iii) One.
Independent Market Operator
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) The grievance was discontinued by the applicant.
(d)(ii) Not applicable.
(d)(iii) Not applicable.
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) Nil.
(ii) One.
(iii) Nil.
Office of Multicultural Interests
(a) Nil.
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d)(i)-(iii) Not applicable
Office of the Auditor General
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) One.
(ii)-(iii) Nil.
Public Utilities Office
(a) One.
(b) One.
(c) Nil.
(d)(i)-(iii) Not applicable.
Synergy
Information for financial years 2013-14 and 2014-15 is unavailable as there was no central reporting of these matters until quarter 4 of financial year 2014-15 when policies and procedures were finalised following the merger of Verve Energy and Synergy on 1 January 2014.
While Synergy is not subject to the Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management as set out under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, its policies such as the Code of Conduct and Work Place Behaviours Standards align with the principles of this act.
(a) Fifteen
(b) Nil.
(c) Fifteen.
(d)(i) Nine.
(ii) One.
(iii) Five.
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
(a) One.
(b) Nil.
(c) One.
(d)(i) One.
(ii) Not applicable.
(iii) Not applicable.
Western Power
(a-d) Nil.
Employees of Government Trading Enterprises, including Western Power, are not subject to the Standards in Human Resource Management as set out under the PSMA.
Notwithstanding, the standards are definitive, in that they must be adhered to by those public sector organisations falling within their jurisdiction.
Whilst Western Power is not within that jurisdiction, is aspires to meet the intent of the standards, whilst not required to do so.
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