DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY
INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT —STAFF — VACANCIES
76. Hon JIM CHOWN to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer to question on notice 2709,
to which the minister answered that, as of 18 December 2019, the Department of
Primary Industries and Regional Development had a total of 95 recruitments in
progress.
(1) What percentage of the 95 recruitment
vacancies in this department has now been filled?
(2) When will the full 95 vacancies
be filled?
(3) What was the total number of
applicants for the vacancies that have been filled to date?
Hon
DARREN WEST replied:
Again, I acknowledge that this
answer was prepared on Wednesday, 12 February. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the
Minister for Agriculture and Food, I provide the following answer.
I start by noting that it is not
unusual for a mid-tier public sector agency to have an ongoing vacancy rate of
between five and 10 per cent.
(1) As of 10
February 2020, 42 per cent of the recruitment processes had been filled and
therefore closed.
(2) We anticipate
that of the remaining 54 recruitment processes, up to 50 per cent will be
filled, and therefore closed, by 31 March 2020. The remaining open recruitment
processes are as a result of a delayed commencement date due to the release of
the selected candidate from their employer, be they private or public, or a pool
recruitment process that remains open and can be used to fill additional vacancies
during the coming 12 months.
(3) In total, 713
applications were received in response to the 41 recruitment processes that
have been filled.