Department of Business and Employment – Generic Estimates Questions
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WRITTEN QUESTIONS
11th Assembly
08/04/2011
232. Department of Business and Employment – Generic Estimates Questions
Mr Mills to MINISTER for Business and Employment, in relation to the portfolio areas within the Department of Business and Employment
QUESTION
ANSWER
Answered on 22/06/2011
WRITTEN QUESTIONS
11th Assembly
08/04/2011
232. Department of Business and Employment – Generic Estimates Questions
Mr Mills to MINISTER for Business and Employment, in relation to the portfolio areas within the Department of Business and Employment
QUESTION
- Questions are asked of each Minister of their departments and are asked to be responded to by output group within each department.
#Note: All HR Questions are as of Pay Cycle 20, 30 March 2011
- HR Questions:
1. What is the NTG FTE Cap for your Agency?
4. How many permanent positions are there in your department?
5. How many of these positions were nominally filled and how many were filled by persons acting in positions or are temporary appointments?
10. How many staff are currently employed on a temporary contract?
12. In the period 30 March 2010 to 30 March 2011, how many positions have been advertised by “expression of interest”?
13. In relation to all vacant positions, what is the breakdown of recruitment actions by:
- Selection process (including position advertising) not commenced
- How many have completed the year
- How many how won nominal positions
- How many have left the NTG, and what was the length of time each stayed within the NTG before leaving?
23. In relation to Indigenous Employees, in 2010:
- What are the levels of their positions held?
- How many at each level?
- How many are tenured and at what level?
- How many are temporary and at what levels?
- How many are acting up in positions and at what level?
- How many have completed the year?
- How many have left the NTG?
- What is the financial value of that leave?
- What is the highest individual amount of accrued leave at each position level?
- What is the current total of sick leave entitlement of employees in the department?
- How many days sick leave were taken in 2010?
25. In relation to Contract (ECO1 and above) staff as of 30 March 2011:
- What is the financial value of that leave?
- What is the highest individual amount of accrued leave at each employee level?
- What is the current total of sick leave entitlement of employees in the department?
- How many days sick leave were taken in 2010, at each employee level?
26. How many employees have utilised section 52.8 Cash-out of Leave – (Recreation Leave), under the NTPS 2010-2013 Enterprise Agreement?
- Break down by level and amount of leave
27. How many employees have utilised section 55.3 (b) Long Service Leave cash out of 10 years, under the NTPS 2010-2013 Enterprise Agreement?
- Break down by level and amount of leave
28. As at 30 March 2011 has the CEO directed any employee under section 52.7 Excess Leave of the NTPS 2010-2013 Enterprise Agreement to take leave?
- Break down by level and the amount of leave taken
29. As at 30 March 2011 has the CEO directed any employee under section 55.3 (a) Long Service Leave to take leave?
- Break down by level and the amount of leave
30. As at 30 March 2011 how many workers are currently on workers compensation? At what level and is there an expected return date?
31. From 30 March 2010 – 30 March 2011 how many people received workers compensation in 2010, at what position level and geographic location and how long for each person?
34. Do they still have NTPS public servants who were employed in the 80’s and eligible for return flight to Adelaide every 2 years? How many and at what level?
39. How much was spent on travel from March 2010 to March 2011, broken down by intrastate, interstate and international fares, accommodation and other expenses?
40. How much was spent on vehicles by the Department from March 2010 to March 2011?
46. How many credit cards have been issued to department staff?
- Marketing:
51. How much was spent by the Department in 2010 on advertising and marketing programs (and up to 1 April 2011).
- If yes, what % reduction is that from 2010.
- If no, why has a target not been set.
Payroll Division
67. How many payroll school in takes have been conducted from March 2010 - March 2011?
- - Break down by gender
- - Break down by gender and level
- - Break down by gender and level
- - Break down by gender and level
- Break down by Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston/ by gender and level?
- - Break down by agency eg – Health, Education etc
-Break down by level and application eg – recreation/long service/sick leave etc
74. As a result of leave applications not being processed on time, what was the financial implication of overpayments from March 2010 – March 2011?
- - Break down by agency eg – Health, Education etc
- How much of the overpayment has been recovered?
- What steps have been taken to reduce the possibility of future overpayments?
75. What is the amount of overtime and meal allowance that has been paid to payroll staff for the period March 2010 – March 2011 to enable the whole of NTG to be paid on time?
- - Break down by level and amount paid
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ANSWER
Answered on 22/06/2011
Last updated: 04 Aug 2016