Public Service Employees

In reply to the Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield) (21 September 2018). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): I have been advised of the following:

As at 30 June 2017 (the most recent data available from the Commissioner of Public Sector Employment), 27.39 per cent of employees in the public sector were on contract.

1.54 per cent of the total public sector workforce are employees who are on contracts with a remuneration level greater than $120,000 but less than $150,000 per annum.

1.1 per cent of the total public sector workforce are employees who are on contracts with a remuneration level greater than $150,000 per annum.

Employees within these remuneration levels include executives, senior medial officers, senior legal officers, and other senior professional officers across the sector.

The data provided covers all public sector agencies (including those in the General Government Sector, Public Financial Corporations Sector, Public Non-Financial Corporations Sector and Non-Budget Entities). Contracts include short term (up to and including one year) and long term (between one to five years).