Question on Notice No. 131 Asked on 17 May 2012 MS PALASZCZUK asked the Premier (MR NEWMAN)— How many women and men were employed in total in the department aligned with the Minister’s responsibilities on (a) the day the Minister assumed responsibility for the department and (b) the date of this question being asked, in total and broken down according to the following categories (i) officers engaged in a tenured position, (ii) officers engaged in a function pursuant to section 122 of the Public Service Act 2008, (iii) general employees engaged as temporary employees pursuant to section 147 of the Public Service Act 2008, (iv) general employees engaged as casual employees pursuant to section 147 of the Public Service Act 2008, (v) officers engaged in senior officer classifications, (vi) officers engaged on SES contracts, (vii) officers employed in any other employment tenure category and (viii) officers designated as front-line staff? ANSWER: My Government has a clear mandate to strengthen the Queensland economy, bring balance back to the State budget by winding back on the $100 billion debt left by the previous Government, and restore Queensland’s AAA credit rating. My Government intends to ensure value for money in the delivery of frontline services and restore accountability in Government. Key to this commitment, and particularly in the current tight fiscal environment, is achieving a ‘right sized’ public service that operates efficiently and meets the needs of Queenslanders right across the State. Following the election in March 2012, I acted immediately to implement this commitment through Machinery of Government changes that have returned the structure of Queensland Government departments to a Westminster style model, where there is direct Ministerial responsibility for a department and, therefore, direct Ministerial accountability. As a Minister in the previous Government, the Leader of the Opposition should be aware that on behalf of the Queensland Government, the Public Service Commission (PSC) is responsible for the collection and maintenance of public service workforce information. This information is collected each quarter by the PSC from across public service agencies, and is then published on its website in a quarterly document titled Queensland Public Service Workforce Profile. This publicly accessible document is readily available to the Leader of the Opposition and other interested persons on the PSC’s website each quarter, together with other public service workforce statistics that are published annually by the PSC. I have attached a copy of the latest Queensland Public Service Workforce Profile for the member’s information.
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Question on Notice
No. 131
Asked on 17 May 2012
MS PALASZCZUK asked the Premier (MR NEWMAN)—
How many women and men were employed in total in the department aligned with the
Minister’s responsibilities on (a) the day the Minister assumed responsibility for the
department and (b) the date of this question being asked, in total and broken down
according to the following categories (i) officers engaged in a tenured position, (ii)
officers engaged in a function pursuant to section 122 of the Public Service Act 2008,
(iii) general employees engaged as temporary employees pursuant to section 147 of the
Public Service Act 2008, (iv) general employees engaged as casual employees pursuant
to section 147 of the Public Service Act 2008, (v) officers engaged in senior officer
classifications, (vi) officers engaged on SES contracts, (vii) officers employed in any
other employment tenure category and (viii) officers designated as front-line staff?
ANSWER:
My Government has a clear mandate to strengthen the Queensland economy, bring
balance back to the State budget by winding back on the $100 billion debt left by the
previous Government, and restore Queensland’s AAA credit rating.
My Government intends to ensure value for money in the delivery of frontline services
and restore accountability in Government. Key to this commitment, and particularly in
the current tight fiscal environment, is achieving a ‘right sized’ public service that
operates efficiently and meets the needs of Queenslanders right across the State.
Following the election in March 2012, I acted immediately to implement this
commitment through Machinery of Government changes that have returned the
structure of Queensland Government departments to a Westminster style model, where
there is direct Ministerial responsibility for a department and, therefore, direct
Ministerial accountability.
As a Minister in the previous Government, the Leader of the Opposition should be
aware that on behalf of the Queensland Government, the Public Service Commission
(PSC) is responsible for the collection and maintenance of public service workforce
information.
This information is collected each quarter by the PSC from across public service
agencies, and is then published on its website in a quarterly document titled Queensland
Public Service Workforce Profile. This publicly accessible document is readily available
to the Leader of the Opposition and other interested persons on the PSC’s website each
quarter, together with other public service workforce statistics that are published
annually by the PSC. I have attached a copy of the latest Queensland Public Service
Workforce Profile for the member’s information.
Queensland Public Service Workforce Profile
(as at March 2012)
Prepared by the
Public Service Commission
Qld Public Service Workforce Profile as at March 2012 2
This report presents a brief overview of the composition of the Queensland Public Service. The data provided by public service agencies is part of the Cabinet approved Minimum Obligatory Human Resource Information (MOHRI) process and is a snapshot of the workforce as at March 2012.
Size of the Queensland Public Service (Full time Equivalent – FTE)
Transport & Main Roads 3,913.11 5,044.14 8,957.25 4,124.84 5,144.92 9,269.76
Treasury 460.35 416.85 877.2 473.53 434.18 907.71
Queensland Public Service 132,494.74 73,055.40 205,550.14 133,663.82 73,217.64 206,881.46
Qld Public Service Workforce Profile as at March 2012 3
Between December 2011 and March 2012, there has been an increase of 1331.32 FTE employees in the Queensland Public Service. This represents an increase of 0.65%.
Public Service Profile
Information contained in the following graphs has been gleaned from MOHRI data for March 2012. The definitions following the graphs will assist in interpretation of the graphs. Please note the FTE numbers in the following graphs and tables have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
Figure 1: Gender by Appointment Type (FTE)
Permanent Temporary Casual Contract
Female 107,964 21,143 4,058 498
Male 59,746 10,382 1,942 1,147
Total 167,710 31,525 6,001 1,646
A breakdown of appointment type within each agency by headcount and FTE is contained in Schedule 1.
Figure 2: Employment Status (Headcount) by Gender
Full Time Part Time Casual
Female 95,316 56,623 12,105
Male 67,461 6,553 6,077
Total 162,777 63,176 18,182
Permanent Temporary Casual Contract
Female 64.38% 67.07% 67.63% 30.28%
Male 35.62% 32.93% 32.37% 69.72%
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Female 58.56% 89.63% 66.58%
Male 41.44% 10.37% 33.42%
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Figure 3: Annual Earnings (FTE) by Gender
$ Female Male Total
29,999 and Less 78 168 246
30,000 - 39,999 260 362 622
40,000 - 49,999 22,523 8,664 31,187
50,000 - 59,999 25,308 10,666 35,973
60,000 - 69,999 19,890 11,428 31,318
70,000 - 79,999 21,209 10,221 31,430
80,000 - 89,999 23,591 11,969 35,560
90,000 - 99,999 12,069 8,461 20,530
100,000 - 109,999 5,072 5,000 10,072
110,000 - 119,999 1,436 1,883 3,318
120,000 and Over 2,229 4,395 6,625
Total 133,664 73,218 206,881
Figure 4: Average Annual Earnings (FTE) by Appointment Type and Gender
Health (incl its Shared Service Provider) 62,336 14,859 4,864 166 82,225
Health Quality Complaints Commission 54 13 0 1 68
Justice and Attorney-General 3,546 647 165 100 4,458
Legal Aid 406 71 12 9 498
Local Government & Planning 435 144 1 14 594
Museum 179 69 38 3 289
Police 13,929 559 18 252 14,758
Premier and Cabinet 538 208 52 48 846
Public Service Commission 56 6 1 9 72
Public Trust 459 91 0 4 554
Public Works 5,632 1,583 95 135 7,445
Qld Art Gallery 205 66 128 1 400
Qld Audit Office 205 9 1 10 225
Qld Water Commission 56 10 0 5 71
Corporate Administration Agency 59 9 0 1 69
State Library 228 47 39 4 318
TransLink Transit Authority 277 61 30 19 387
Transport & Main Roads 7,995 972 2,028 193 11,188
Treasury 801 116 1 40 958
Total 186,916 37,374 18,182 1,663 244,135
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General Comments
The information contained in this report is derived from data provided by public service agencies as part of the Cabinet approved Minimum Obligatory Human Resource Information (MOHRI) process and is a snapshot of the workforce as at the March 2012 quarter.
Data is validated at the agency level via the Workforce Analysis and Collection Application (WACA). The WACA is a national database used by six state jurisdictions to validate and store information about each jurisdiction’s workforce.
Employee numbers published by individual agencies may vary from those in this report due to differing dates of data capture and definitional issues relating to employee status.
Agencies are individually responsible for providing the Public Service Commission with accurate and quality data in terms of the MOHRI system.
Employees on extended unpaid leave of greater than eight weeks and employment agency staff have been excluded.
The figures stated in this report are subject to revision and further validation by Departments and Agencies.
Government Owned Corporations are not included in the collection of public service workforce data and therefore some large agencies such as QRail are not included.
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Definitions of Terms
Appointment Type
Either permanent, temporary or casual (refer to specific definitions for each term).
Average Age Mean age of all employees.
Average Annual Earnings
Average annual earnings are calculated on the salary and regular allowances paid to employees. Average annual earnings do not include one-off or sporadic payments such as travelling allowances. Information on earnings is collected as at the snapshot date and is extrapolated over a 12-month period.
Casual Employment
Casual employees are not permanent employees and normally work less than full-time hours as prescribed by the applicable industrial instrument. Casual employment attracts the payment of a loading (as prescribed by the applicable industrial instrument) in lieu of sick and recreation leave. Casual employment is characterised by its ad hoc nature with each engagement standing alone. However, because of historical factors there are instances where employees have been employed as casuals on a regular and systematic basis over a long period of time. This is normally not within the strict definition of the term and many such employees should be properly classified as temporaries or part-timers. The difference between casual employment and temporary employment is that casual employment attracts the loading in lieu of sick and recreation leave whereas temporaries will generally receive the same entitlements as full-time employees.
Contract
Employees Includes SES and CES employees and those employed under Section 122 of the Public Service Act 2008.
Employment Status
Either full-time, part-time, casual (refer to specific definitions for each term).
Full-time An employee who works full-time hours as specified in the award or agreement under which the employee is engaged.
Full-time Equivalent (FTE)
The hours worked by several part-time or casual employees, added together, may be required to make one full-time equivalent employee.
Headcount Headcount is based on each data record submitted by an agency and represents an individual employee.
Location Statistical Division as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is based on the location of an employee’s work headquarters.
Part-time An employee who works less than full-time hours and performs those duties on a regular basis.
Permanent Employment
An employee who is employed on a continuing basis to perform ongoing functions.
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Temporary Employment
Temporary employees are employed for fixed term engagements of specific periods of time. The circumstances for engaging temporary employees are many and include specific budget allocation for particular projects, replacing permanent employees who are absent from their substantive position or assistance required to meet peak workloads. Temporary employees are generally employed on the same conditions as permanent employees as prescribed by the applicable industrial instrument.
