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.