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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 707 asked in the Legislative Council on 26 June 2019 by Hon Tjorn Sibma

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

PUBLIC SECTOR — INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT

707. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for Industrial Relations:

I refer to media reports and the minister's interview on radio 6PR this morning regarding the government's offer to the Community and Public Sector Union–Civil Service Association of WA with respect to the next industrial agreement relevant to public service and general government officers.

(1) How many employees are covered by the industrial agreement presently and how many employees are likely to be so covered throughout the life of the next agreement?

(2) What is the cumulative monetary value of a single day worked by these employees presently?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Industrial Relations.

(1) Approximately 31 800 employees, headcount, are covered by the Public Service and Government Officers CSA General Agreement 2017. It is not possible to project the future public service workforce size.

(2) A calculation of the cumulative monetary value is a complex matter and cannot be provided in the time available. Such a calculation would need to account for variables including the current level and increment of the workforce profile, staff vacancy rates, as well as payment of specific allowances and entitlements.