House of Assembly: Wednesday, December 02, 2015

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Education and Child Development Department Employees

In reply to Mr PISONI (Unley) (24 July 2015). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector): I have been advised of the following:

As at the last pay day in June 2015, there were 486 employees on paid leave from the Department for Education and Child Development.

The reasons employees were on paid leave are as follows:

Annual Leave

Country Incentive Team Leave

Long Service Leave

Overseas Exchange

Paid Maternity Leave

Skills and Experience Leave

Special Leave

The number of employees on leave without pay from the department was 1,026. This represents less than 3 per cent of the total workforce. Employees on assignment/secondment to another SA Public Sector agency are not included.

Employees take leave without pay for a number of reasons such as parenting leave (accouchement leave)/child rearing without pay, sick leave without pay, special leave without pay, work exchange, travel, personal reasons etc.