Question On Notice No. 231 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 August 2017 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Lands
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
For the 2016-17 financial year, can the Minister provide the following information:
(a) the total dollar amount spent on employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff by each department and agency under the Minister's control;
(b) the total number of employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff by department/agency and with information concerning their individual position and level;
(c) how many employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff are currently employed in each department/agency under the Minister's control;
(d) how many employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff have worked in the same position for longer than six months;
(e) under what criteria or process may fixed term contract or casual staff be made permanent; and
(f) will the Minister list the types of contracts used for the purpose of short term employment?
Answered on 13 September 2017
Department of Lands
(a) $3,530,636.59 (excluding Senior Executive Services (SES) staff)
(b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. For the remainder of what the question asks, please refer to part (c).
(c) As at 30 June 2017 there were 44 employees on fixed term contracts.
(d) As at 30 June 2017 there were 21 employees on fixed term contracts who had been in the same position for longer than six months.
(e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review.
(f) For short term employment, fixed term contracts of employment were used.
Landcorp
(a) $1,081,793
(b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. For the remainder of what the question asks, please refer to part (c).
(c) 7
(d) 5
(e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review.
(f) Fixed term and casual contracts are used for the purpose of short term employment.
Landgate
(a) $3,295,781
(b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. For the remainder of what the question asks, please refer to part (c).
(c) 36
(d) 19
(e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review.
(f) Fixed term and casual contracts are used for the purpose of short term employment.