House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology Department, Employee Benefits FURTHER EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Mr GRIFFITHS House of Assembly Goyder FURTHER EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 47 Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (10 July 2007). Why will employee benefits and costs increase in 2007-08, when the Workforce Summary indicates a reduction of 80 Departmental employees? The Hon. P. CAICA House of Assembly Colton Minister for Employment Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for Youth Minister for Gambling FURTHER EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Youth, Minister for Gambling): The increase reflects the effect of higher costs arising from enterprise bargaining increases that were only partly offset by a decrease in employee benefits and costs from a reduction of employees within DFEEST in 2007-08.