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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 6499 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 15 October 2020 by Dr D.J. Honey

Question Directed to the: Minister for Water
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Water Corporation, and ask:
(a) Has there been an increase in full-time equivalent staff for the 5 years from 2016 to 2020; and
(b) If so:
(i) What has been the increase each year;
(ii) What has been the increase in each salary level; and
(iii) What has been the increase in each department and/or functional service area?

Answered on 4 December 2020

(a) Yes.

(b)(i)   

 

Year

Increase

2016 to Feb 2017

71

March 2017 to June 2017

18

2017 to 2018

-13

2018 to 2019

70

2019 to 2020

598*

 

*2020 saw a large increase in staff, as Perth Regional Alliance and Aroona employees became in-house Water Corporation employees.

 

 

(ii) Increase by Pay level:

 

Pay Group

2017

2018

2019

2020

February 2017

June 2017

Apprentices*

8

1

5

1

2

Graduate

10

0

4

6

12

Groundwater Operations

-4

2

1

1

-2

Salary Levels 1-4

-23

-12

-7

7

119

Salary Levels 5-6

87

16

-5

49

208

Salary Level 7 and above**

-18

100

-9

32

25

Executives**

10

-84

-5

-19

9

Trades

3

2

-3

-3

117

Wages Levels 1-4

-2

1

2

10

105

Wages Levels 5-6

2

-5

5

-9

4

Wages Levels 7 and above

-3

-4

1

-3

-5

Wastewater Operations

2

0

-2

-2

4

Grand Total

72

17

-13

70

598

 

*In February 2017, the use of Group Training Organisations was reduced, and apprentices were transitioned to Water Corporation employment.

**In July 2017, 82 employees who were previously on the Executive Pay scale were moved onto the Salaried payroll (Salary Level 7) as part of the renegotiation of the last Enterprise Agreement.

 

(iii) Increase by Group

 

Group

2017

2018

2019

2020

February 2017

June 2017

Assets Planning & Delivery Group

40

4

-36

55

-2

CEO (Management Level)

-6

5

1

-1

-2

Customer & Community Group

23

3

-9

20

12

Executive Office (Section)

0

0

0

0

4

Finance Group

-1

1

-138

0

17

Information & Technology Group

0

0

147

51

-23

Operations Group

14

8

3

-74

654

People & Safety Group

-7

-4

37

17

-149*

Strategic Performance Group

9

0

-18

2

87

Grand Total*

72

17

-13

70

598

 

*With the exception of Perth Regional Alliance and Aroona staff coming in-house, the majority of changes to FTE numbers within the groups is due to movement changes of sections from one group to another. For example, a restructure on 1 July 2019 saw sections of the People and Safety group being moved into Operations and Assets Planning & Delivery. There was no reduction in actual safety and wellbeing team members, there was actually an increase.

 

These figures are based on financial years as per the Water Corporation Annual Report.