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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 2622 asked in the Legislative Council on 29 October 2019 by Hon Tjorn Sibma

Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

As at 30 June 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) more than 8 weeks?

Answered on 3 December 2019

Department of Health and Health Service Providers advise:

 

North Metropolitan Health Service

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

             4,338

$16,583,812.62

(b) four - five weeks

             1,208

$8,852,501.05

(c) five - six weeks

               909

$8,443,518.78

(d) six - seven weeks

               849

$9,581,929.27

(e) seven - eight weeks

               665

$8,851,859.11

(f) more than eight weeks

             2,594

$57,746,685.82

Total

             10,563

$110,060,306.65

 

South Metropolitan Health Service

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

             3,463

$13,766,286.56

(b) four - five weeks

               831

$7,005,295.93

(c) five - six weeks

               735

$7,541,554.39

(d) six - seven weeks

               618

$7,820,579.91

(e) seven - eight weeks

               534

$7,453,783.03

(f) more than eight weeks

             1,903

$44,933,331.91

Total

             8,084

$88,520,831.73

 

East Metropolitan Health Service

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

             3,019

$12,103,348.44

(b) four - five weeks

               667

$5,653,223.73

(c) five - six weeks

               616

$6,354,553.54

(d) six - seven weeks

               528

$6,297,929.77

(e) seven - eight weeks

               448

$6,067,297.44

(f) more than eight weeks

             1,659

$37,208,733.25

Total

             6,937

$73,685,086.17

 

WA Country Health Service

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

             3,998

$14,748,665.89

(b) four - five weeks

               844

$6,704,951.40

(c) five - six weeks

               676

$6,498,806.31

(d) six - seven weeks

               555

$6,181,241.70

(e) seven - eight weeks

               460

$5,670,660.03

(f) more than eight weeks

             1,605

$28,597,346.97

Total

             8,138

$68,401,672.30

 

Child & Adolescent Health Service

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

             1,790

$7,272,238.45

(b) four - five weeks

               414

$3,627,272.68

(c) five - six weeks

               330

$3,588,637.75

(d) six - seven weeks

               294

$3,488,270.85

(e) seven - eight weeks

               235

$3,437,400.50

(f) more than eight weeks

               948

$21,898,256.80

Total

             4,011

$43,312,077.03

 

Department of Health

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

               323

$1,054,300.79

(b) four - five weeks

               121

$804,521.31

(c) five - six weeks

                 94

$874,715.51

(d) six - seven weeks

               100

$1,129,461.97

(e) seven - eight weeks

                 76

$1,011,067.35

(f) more than eight weeks

               264

$6,040,822.81

Total

               978

$10,914,889.74

 

Health Support Services

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

               373

$1,550,084.02

(b) four - five weeks

                 89

$750,384.35

(c) five - six weeks

                 93

$973,911.75

(d) six - seven weeks

                 95

$1,177,843.93

(e) seven - eight weeks

                 73

$1,030,592.18

(f) more than eight weeks

               317

$6,465,028.18

Total

             1,040

$11,947,844.41

 

PathWest

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

               543

$2,691,444.17

(b) four - five weeks

               201

$1,724,099.74

(c) five - six weeks

               173

$1,685,191.52

(d) six - seven weeks

               181

$2,180,370.20

(e) seven - eight weeks

               187

$2,682,556.41

(f) more than eight weeks

               720

$16,046,589.16

Total

             2,005

$27,010,251.20

 

QEII Medical Centre Trust

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

                 13

$42,267.44

(b) four - five weeks

                   4

$37,611.20

(c) five - six weeks

                   3

$26,223.65

(d) six - seven weeks

                   2

$33,269.08

(e) seven - eight weeks

                 -  

$0.00

(f) more than eight weeks

                   1

$12,975.38

Total

                 23

$152,346.75

 

The total dollar value of the Mental Health Commission annual leave for all employees at 30 June 2019 is based on reported leave balances and employee substantive remuneration as at last pay period of June 2019. 

Mental Health Commission

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

195

$671,705

(b) four - five weeks

34

$293,218

(c) five - six weeks

26

$327,325

(d) six - seven weeks

8

$101,202

(e) seven - eight weeks

17

$288,336

(f) more than eight weeks

18

$354,500

Total

298

$2,036,286

 

Mental Health Advocacy Service

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

2

$678

(b) four - five weeks

2

$18,440

(c) five - six weeks

-

-

(d) six - seven weeks

1

$7,773

(e) seven - eight weeks

-

-

(f) more than eight weeks

1

$47,765

Total

6

$74,656

 

Mental Health Tribunal

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

7

$28,578

(b) four - five weeks

1

$5,932

(c) five - six weeks

1

$6,081

(d) six - seven weeks

-

-

(e) seven - eight weeks

-

-

(f) more than eight weeks

-

-

Total

9

$40,591

 

Office of the Chief Psychiatrist

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

9

$44,769

(b) four - five weeks

2

$18,775

(c) five - six weeks

2

$27,393

(d) six - seven weeks

1

$14,979

(e) seven - eight weeks

1

$12,666

(f) more than eight weeks

4

$159,445

Total

19

$278,027

 

Health & Disability Services Complaints Office

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

13

$55,808

(b) four - five weeks

1

$5,938

(c) five - six weeks

1

$14,217

(d) six - seven weeks

2

$22,910

(e) seven - eight weeks

1

$23,916

(f) more than eight weeks

1

$49,965

Total

17

$172,754

 

Animal Resources Authority

Leave Periods

Headcount

Annual Leave Dollars

(a) four weeks or less

37

$87,187.81

(b) four - five weeks

7

$46,908.57

(c) five - six weeks

5

$38,768.91

(d) six - seven weeks

2

$14,495.50

(e) seven - eight weeks

3

$32,035.36

(f) more than eight weeks

8

$152,403.73

Total

62

$371,799.88

 

Healthway advises:

(a)-(f) Not applicable.

As part of the Healthway-Lotterywest integration, all Healthway staff leave balances were transferred to Lotterywest as of 1 January 2019.