Question On Notice No. 47 asked in the Legislative Council on 5 May 2021 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Emergency Services
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
As at 30 June 2020 and as at 31 December 2020, 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) four weeks or less;
(b) four to five weeks;
(c) five to six weeks;
(d) six to seven weeks;
(e) seven to eight weeks; and
(f) eight weeks and more?
Answered on 2 June 2021
30 June 2020
Week Bracket
|
Total Dollar Value
|
No. of Staff
|
(a) four weeks or less
|
$4,835,013
|
1230
|
(b) four to five weeks
|
$1,722,024
|
188
|
(c) five to six weeks
|
$1,443,988
|
124
|
(d) six to seven weeks
|
$1,355,608
|
94
|
(e) seven to eight weeks
|
$966,478
|
58
|
(f) eight weeks and more
|
$2,259,758
|
95
|
TOTAL
|
$12,582,869
|
1789
|
31 December 2020
Week Bracket
|
Total Dollar Value
|
No. of Staff
|
(a) four weeks or less
|
$4,617,124
|
1173
|
(b) four to five weeks
|
$1,833,651
|
201
|
(c) five to six weeks
|
$1,651,572
|
137
|
(d) six to seven weeks
|
$1,272,728
|
96
|
(e) seven to eight weeks
|
$727,359
|
45
|
(f) eight weeks and more
|
$2,215,470
|
99
|
TOTAL
|
$12,317,904
|
1751
|
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services works to adhere to its leave management policy, however, major operational incidents can impact staff leave balances. These incidents result in staff cancelling and rebooking planned leave, so they are immediately available to provide operational support.
Another contributing factor for the increase in total dollar value as at 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2020 includes several staff cancelling and/or rebooking leave with travel restrictions in place.