❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice investigates the use of outsourced payroll management companies by departments within the Premier's portfolio. The response details which departments use external payroll services, their costs, data provided, and any privacy breaches.
AnsweredQoN 3581Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2018
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
QuestionView source ↗
In the 2017-18 financial year has any department, agencies, commissions or Government Trading Enterprises (GTE) within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities utilised an outsourced payroll management company and if so: (a) What outsourced payroll company was used and in what country are they based; (b) What is the estimated cost of utilising this outsourced option; (c) What data is provided to this outsourced payroll company in order to process payroll (i.e. names, addresses, bank details); and (d) Is the Minister or Agency aware of any privacy breaches in relation to the data provided to this outsourced payroll company: (i) If so, what is the nature of that breach, including dates of released data and details of the data released?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 September 2018
Response time
10 days
Goldcorp
No outsourced payroll company was used by Gold Corporation or its subsidiaries in the 2017-18 financial year.
Lotterywest,
In the 2017-18 financial year Lotterywest did not utilise an outsourced payroll management company.
Department of Premier and Cabinet
No
(a)-(d) Not applicable
Public Sector Commission
An outsourced payroll company is not utilised by the Public Sector Commission.
Payroll sources are provided by an internal payroll arrangement within the public sector, via a Service Level Agreement with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Salaries and Allowance Tribunal
Please refer to the response from the Public Sector Commission, which administers the Tribunal's corporate services.
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Whilst Ascender and ASP Australia provide the bulk of the payroll solutions for the Department of Job, Tourism, Science and Innovation: KPMG provides payroll services for a Japan-based employee, KCS for a Hong Kong-based employee, and Vistra Corporate Services for two employees based in Singapore.
(a)
Ascender Pay – Australia
Accounting Solutions Partners – Australia
KPMG Tax – Japan
KCS Hong Kong Limited – Hong Kong
Vistra Corporate Services – Singapore
(b)
$67,856
$72,210
$9,460
$4,157
$4800
(c)
employee name,
bank account(s),
superannuation account,
Tax File number,
address,
position details,
salary,
allowances,
deductions,
leave,
date of birth,
Employer ABN
employee name,
bank account(s),
superannuation account,
Tax File number,
address,
position details,
salary,
allowances,
deductions,
leave,
date of birth
name,
position,
date of birth,
address,
bank account,
personal tax number,
salary
name,
position,
date of birth,
address,
bank account,
HKID number,
personal tax information,
salary,
Mandatory Provident Fund
employee name,
superannuation account,
address,
position details,
salary,
deductions,
leave,
date of birth
(d)
No
No
No
No
No
(i)
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
No outsourced payroll company was used by Gold Corporation or its subsidiaries in the 2017-18 financial year.
Lotterywest,
In the 2017-18 financial year Lotterywest did not utilise an outsourced payroll management company.
Department of Premier and Cabinet
No
(a)-(d) Not applicable
Public Sector Commission
An outsourced payroll company is not utilised by the Public Sector Commission.
Payroll sources are provided by an internal payroll arrangement within the public sector, via a Service Level Agreement with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Salaries and Allowance Tribunal
Please refer to the response from the Public Sector Commission, which administers the Tribunal's corporate services.
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Whilst Ascender and ASP Australia provide the bulk of the payroll solutions for the Department of Job, Tourism, Science and Innovation: KPMG provides payroll services for a Japan-based employee, KCS for a Hong Kong-based employee, and Vistra Corporate Services for two employees based in Singapore.
(a)
Ascender Pay – Australia
Accounting Solutions Partners – Australia
KPMG Tax – Japan
KCS Hong Kong Limited – Hong Kong
Vistra Corporate Services – Singapore
(b)
$67,856
$72,210
$9,460
$4,157
$4800
(c)
employee name,
bank account(s),
superannuation account,
Tax File number,
address,
position details,
salary,
allowances,
deductions,
leave,
date of birth,
Employer ABN
employee name,
bank account(s),
superannuation account,
Tax File number,
address,
position details,
salary,
allowances,
deductions,
leave,
date of birth
name,
position,
date of birth,
address,
bank account,
personal tax number,
salary
name,
position,
date of birth,
address,
bank account,
HKID number,
personal tax information,
salary,
Mandatory Provident Fund
employee name,
superannuation account,
address,
position details,
salary,
deductions,
leave,
date of birth
(d)
No
No
No
No
No
(i)
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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