Question On Notice No. 2905 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 April 2020 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
Question Directed to: Hon R.H. Cook
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
As at 31 December 2019, for each agency/department within the Minister's portfolio can the Minister please provide in tabular form the total dollar value of accrued annual leave balances and the number of staff to whom those balances apply, for leave balances of the following periods:
(a) 4 weeks or less;
(b) 4 to 5 weeks;
(c) 5 to 6 weeks;
(d) 6 to 7 weeks;
(e) 7 to 8 weeks; and
(f) 8 weeks and more?
Answered on 10 June 2020
Department of Health and health service providers advise:
Explanation for each of the leave periods (a) to (f) as per below:
| Category Reported (Leave Periods) | Calculation inclusions |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | Equal to or less than 4 weeks |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | Greater than 4 weeks, and equal to or less than 5 weeks |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | Greater than 5 weeks, and equal to or less than 6 weeks |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | Greater than 6 weeks, and equal to or less than 7 weeks |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | Greater than 7 weeks, and equal to or less than 8 weeks |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | Greater than 8 weeks |
Please note due to current technical limitations, isolating 8 weeks into the 8 weeks and more category cannot be done. Therefore, 8 weeks and more represents greater than 8 weeks only, as shown in the table above.
| North Metropolitan Health Service |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 4,394 | $17,783,856.60 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 1,182 | $8,998,659.68 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 938 | $9,021,375.82 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 817 | $9,561,820.96 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 644 | $8,802,922.74 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 2,653 | $59,458,999.81 |
| Total | 10,628 | $113,627,635.61 |
| South Metropolitan Health Service |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 3,384 | $13,821,232.46 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 846 | $7,262,307.48 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 760 | $7,732,419.90 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 628 | $7,880,817.66 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 566 | $8,015,893.47 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 1,986 | $47,376,900.69 |
| Total | 8,170 | $92,089,571.66 |
| East Metropolitan Health Service |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 2,974 | $11,953,983.57 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 764 | $6,555,459.92 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 594 | $5,896,475.56 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 552 | $6,650,078.76 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 492 | $6,961,105.55 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 1,736 | $39,443,069.81 |
| Total | 7,112 | $77,460,173.17 |
| WA Country Health Service |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 3,871 | $14,699,566.04 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 890 | $7,217,243.61 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 741 | $6,909,715.46 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 599 | $6,850,077.43 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 489 | $6,194,466.99 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 1,677 | $30,686,246.42 |
| Total | 8,267 | $72,557,315.95 |
| Child & Adolescent Health Service |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 1,715 | $7,172,255.78 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 402 | $3,418,738.75 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 353 | $3,748,349.33 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 329 | $4,299,851.43 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 277 | $3,927,309.24 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 984 | $22,142,635.79 |
| Total | 4,060 | $44,709,140.32 |
| Department of Health |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 517 | $2,276,323.92 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 99 | $968,808.62 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 88 | $988,059.05 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 79 | $1,165,140.25 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 66 | $1,152,431.96 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 172 | $4,958,559.19 |
| Total | 1,021 | $11,509,322.99 |
| Health Support Services |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 376 | $1,741,934.82 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 81 | $689,395.72 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 104 | $1,173,350.28 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 75 | $894,490.86 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 93 | $1,326,946.53 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 325 | $6,937,772.79 |
| Total | 1,054 | $12,763,891.00 |
| PathWest |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 538 | $2,686,425.21 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 201 | $1,709,897.68 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 179 | $1,779,205.82 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 172 | $2,026,032.65 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 184 | $2,602,622.80 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 766 | $16,435,218.20 |
| Total | 2,040 | $27,239,402.36 |
| QEII Medical Centre Trust |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 14 | $59,097.65 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 2 | $15,683.47 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 2 | $18,964.29 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | - | $0.00 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 2 | $37,663.71 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 3 | $42,351.49 |
| Total | 23 | $173,760.61 |
Mental Health Commission advise:
| Mental Health Commission |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 194 | $734,300 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 36 | $356,831 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 21 | $221,055 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 17 | $250,296 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 12 | $190,920 |
| (f) More than 8 weeks | 17 | $399,478 |
| Total | 297 | $2,152,880 |
| *For the Purpose of this report a week is 37.5 hours |
| Mental Health Advocacy Service |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 6 | $20,204 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 0 | - |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 1 | $7,804 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 0 | - |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 0 | - |
| (f) More than 8 weeks | 1 | $51,455 |
| Total | 8 | $79,463 |
| *For the Purpose of this report a week is 37.5 hours |
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| Mental Health Tribunal |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 13 | $34,588 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 2 | $12,239 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 2 | $15,754 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 0 | - |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 0 | - |
| (f) More than 8 weeks | 0 | - |
| Total | 17 | $62,581 |
| *For the Purpose of this report a week is 37.5 hours
* Including Minister appointed Tribunal Members (9) |
| Office of the Chief Psychiatrist |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 10 | $41,653 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 0 | - |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 2 | $27,701 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 1 | $14,642 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 2 | $32,240 |
| (f) More than 8 weeks | 4 | $189,147 |
| Total | 19 | $305,383 |
| *For the Purpose of this report a week is 37.5 hours |
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
| Health and Disability Services Complaints Office |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 11 | $52,412 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 3 | $28,557 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 1 | $10,407 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 0 | - |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 1 | $13,503 |
| (f) more than 8 weeks | 2 | $72,963 |
| Total | 18 | $177,842 |
Healthway advises:
(a)-(f) Not applicable. All Healthway staff are appointed through Lotterywest.
Animal Resources Authority advises:
| Animal Resources Authority |
| Leave Periods | Headcount | Annual Leave Dollars |
| (a) 4 weeks or less | 43 | $119,325.05 |
| (b) 4 to 5 weeks | 5 | $40,377.47 |
| (c) 5 to 6 weeks | 2 | $20,074.32 |
| (d) 6 to 7 weeks | 3 | $34,476.45 |
| (e) 7 to 8 weeks | 3 | $35,305.97 |
| (f) 8 weeks and more | 8 | $189,450.59 |
| Total | 64 | $439,009.85 |