Question On Notice No. 2644 asked in the Legislative Council on 29 October 2019 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to staff at North Metro TAFE and the component
colleges prior to the North Metro TAFE’s creation, and I ask:
(a) for each of the last five years could the
Minister please provide:
(i) the total number of lecturing staff:
(A) as FTE; and
(B) as employees; and
(ii) the total number of administrative and support
staff:
(A) as FTE; and
(B) as employees; and
(b) could
the Minister please provide for each of the last five years:
(i) the number of applications received for voluntary
redundancy for:
(A) lecturing staff; and
(B) administrative and support staff; and
(ii) the number of voluntary redundancies completed
for:
(A) lecturing staff; and
(B) administrative and support staff; and
(iii) the number of involuntary redundancies completed
for:
(A) lecturing staff; and
(B) administrative and support staff; and
(c) could the Minister please provide for each of the last five years:
(i) the number of staff days lost to sick leave each year for:
(A) lecturing staff;
(B) administrative and support staff;
(ii) the number of staff days lost to stress leave each year for:
(A) lecturing staff;
(B) administrative and support staff;
(iii) the number of staff members accessing Employee Assistance Programs for:
(A) lecturing staff;
(B) administrative and support staff;
(iv) the number of staff that have resigned for:
(A) lecturing staff; and
(B) administrative and support staff; and
(v) the number of contracts that have not been renewed for:
(A) lecturing staff?
(B) administrative and support staff?
Answered on 3 December 2019
(a) Figures are based on the last pay date of November for years 2014 to 2018 and include permanent, fixed term contract and casual employees and employees on secondment.
On 11 April 2016, West Coast Institute of Technology and Central Institute of Technology were closed and North Metropolitan TAFE was established in their place.
On 1 January 2017, Midland and Balga campuses of South Metropolitan TAFE became part of North Metropolitan TAFE.
(i)
|
Total number of lecturing staff
|
|
Year
|
(A) FTE
|
(B) Head count
|
|
2014
|
682.57
|
938
|
|
2015
|
637.25
|
903
|
|
2016
|
594.74
|
810
|
|
2017
|
775.6
|
991
|
|
2018
|
784.04
|
969
|
(ii)
|
Total number of administrative/support staff
|
|
Year
|
(A) FTE
|
(B) Head count
|
|
2014
|
501.97
|
591
|
|
2015
|
483.03
|
586
|
|
2016
|
395.66
|
456
|
|
2017
|
464.72
|
558
|
|
2018
|
482.33
|
554
|
(b) (i)
|
Applications received for voluntary redundancies
|
|
Year
|
(A) Lecturer
|
(B) Admin/Support
|
|
2014
|
-
|
-
|
|
2015
|
-
|
-
|
|
2016
|
-
|
-
|
|
2017
|
101
|
79
|
|
2018
|
4
|
2
|
Records are not available for 2014, 2015 and 2016
For some of the Voluntary Redundancies completed in 2018, applications were received in 2017.
2017 was in response to the Government’s offer of 3,000 redundancies across the public sector
(ii)
|
Completed voluntary redundancies
|
|
Year
|
(A) Lecturer
|
(B) Admin/Support
|
|
2014
|
4
|
11
|
|
2015
|
49
|
25
|
|
2016
|
4
|
53*
|
|
2017
|
2
|
10
|
|
2018
|
5
|
5
|
*2016 admin/support figure was in response to the Training Sector Reform project
(iii)
|
Completed involuntary redundancies
|
|
Year
|
(A) Lecturer
|
(B) Admin/Support
|
|
2014
|
0
|
0
|
|
2015
|
0
|
0
|
|
2016
|
0
|
0
|
|
2017
|
0
|
0
|
|
2018
|
0
|
0
|
(c) Figures are based on Workers Compensation claim data
(i)
|
Days lost due to sick leave (sickness or injury)
|
|
Year
|
(A) Lecturer
|
(B) Admin/Support
|
|
2014
|
2,425.62
|
2,157.35
|
|
2015
|
2,807.33
|
2,368.22
|
|
2016
|
2,740.16
|
2,939.42
|
|
2017
|
3,080.75
|
2,513.31
|
|
2018
|
3,273.01
|
2,932.11
|
Figures for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are for Central Institute of Technology only
Figures for 2017 and 2018 are for North Metropolitan TAFE
Records are not available for West Coast Institute of Training
(ii)
|
Days lost to stress leave
|
|
Year
|
(A) Lecturer
|
(B) Admin/Support
|
|
2014
|
0
|
90
|
|
2015
|
70
|
185
|
|
2016
|
176
|
35
|
|
2017
|
100
|
103
|
|
2018
|
300
|
212
|
Figures for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are for Central Institute of Technology only
Figures for 2017 and 2018 are for North Metropolitan TAFE
Records are not available for West Coast Institute of Training
(iii) This information cannot be provided as records are not received of how many employees access the program. Additionally, the integrity and success of the Employee Assistance Program is fundamentally dependent on anonymity and confidentiality.
(iv)
|
Number of resignations
|
|
Year
|
(A) Lecturer
|
(B) Admin/Support
|
|
2014
|
33
|
40
|
|
2015
|
30
|
39
|
|
2016
|
23
|
43
|
|
2017
|
23
|
22
|
|
2018
|
16
|
19
|
(v)
|
Number of contracts not renewed
|
|
Year
|
(A) Lecturer
|
(B) Admin/Support
|
|
2014
|
25
|
34
|
|
2015
|
17
|
11
|
|
2016
|
24
|
26
|
|
2017
|
17
|
24
|
|
2018
|
8
|
6
|
Figures are based on fixed term contract employee periods of employment that have ceased.
Excludes secondments in that have ceased.