House of Assembly
Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Answers to Questions
Targeted Voluntary Separation Packages
Targeted Voluntary Separation Packages
The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN
House of Assembly
Lee
Targeted Voluntary Separation Packages
63 The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (13 May 2020). How many targeted voluntary separation packages have been accepted across the public sector since 19 March 2018?
The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL
House of Assembly
Dunstan
Premier
Targeted Voluntary Separation Packages
The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised:
Information on TVSPs is based on data collected from agencies by the Department of Treasury and Finance.
For 2017-18, agencies advised that a total of 436.7 FTEs accepted a TVSP at a cost of $37.6 million. Unless otherwise approved by the government, in 2017-18 agencies were responsible for managing costs associated with TVSPs. Detailed information on TVSPs funded by agencies during the year was not collected by Treasury and Finance and as such the additional information requested, including date of separation and position title, is not readily available. The only exceptions related to TVSPs associated with the previous government's transforming health initiative and rationalisation of the TAFE structure which were centrally funded. Of these 260 TVSPs (212 FTE) were paid during 2017-18, with 3 (2.8 FTE) being in the period 19 March to 30 June at a cost of $257,988.
In 2018-19, 1,554 TVSPs were accepted representing 1,431.2 FTEs for a total TVSP cost of $128,421,059.03.
In the 2019-20 financial year to 30 April 2020, 703 TVSPs have been accepted representing 617.2 FTEs for a total TVSP cost of $57,980,202.26.
Details of the agency, number of positions and total TVSP cost for 2018-19 and 2019-20 are provided in Tables 1 and 2 respectively.
Table 1: 2018-19 TVSPs by Agency
|
|
Totals by Agency |
|
|
Headcount |
FTEs |
$ |
| General Government Sector |
|
Arts SA |
20 |
16.9 |
1,835,694.57 |
|
Art Gallery Board |
3 |
3.0 |
265,573.80 |
|
Attorney-General's Department |
105 |
93.8 |
8,914,753.37 |
|
Carrick Hill Trust |
1 |
1.0 |
35,195.20 |
|
Child Protection |
62 |
56.9 |
4,683,592.58 |
|
Correctional Services |
135 |
130.8 |
9,117,556.98 |
|
Courts Administration Authority |
17 |
14.5 |
1,201,959.17 |
|
Education |
145 |
134.6 |
12,703,427.66 |
|
Education and Early Childhood Services Registration and Standards Board |
1 |
1.0 |
61,564.00 |
|
Energy and Mining |
29 |
25.8 |
2,612,812.97 |
|
Environment and Water |
119 |
108.2 |
9,995,056.59 |
|
Environmental Protection Authority |
24 |
21.3 |
2,051,891.61 |
|
Green Industries |
1 |
1.0 |
101,763.56 |
|
Health and Wellbeing |
16 |
15.1 |
1,713,093.23 |
|
Human Services |
340 |
309.0 |
27,007,646.22 |
|
Innovation and Skills |
56 |
51.5 |
5,314,982.51 |
|
Libraries Board of South Australia |
1 |
1.0 |
95,306.72 |
|
Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing |
1 |
0.8 |
82,815.54 |
|
Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment |
5 |
4.0 |
430,057.00 |
|
Planning, Transport and Infrastructure |
73 |
72.1 |
6,730,730.61 |
|
Premier and Cabinet |
19 |
18.8 |
1,683,578.49 |
|
Primary Industries and Regions |
50 |
47.5 |
4,500,910.33 |
|
South Australia Police |
21 |
19.0 |
1,368,764.36 |
|
TAFE SA |
99 |
83.4 |
7,506,869.89 |
|
Tourism |
2 |
2.0 |
198,448.56 |
|
Trade and Innovation |
21 |
20.4 |
2,055,178.22 |
|
Treasury and Finance |
89 |
83.9 |
8,102,943.08 |
| Public Non-Financial Corporations |
|
Public Trustee |
4 |
3.6 |
311,069.23 |
|
South Australian Housing Authority |
94 |
89.5 |
7,659,858.04 |
|
Urban Renewal Authority |
1 |
0.8 |
77,964.94 |
| Total Payments to Employees (Excluding Accrued Leave) |
1554 |
1431.2 |
128,421,059.03 |
Table 2: 2019-20 TVSPs by Agency (to 30 April) 2020
|
|
|
Totals by Agency |
|
|
Headcount |
FTEs |
$ |
| General Government Sector |
|
Arts SA |
3 |
3.0 |
303,160.76 |
|
Art Gallery Board |
1 |
1.0 |
111,378.36 |
|
Attorney-General's Department |
19 |
17.5 |
1,858,912.63 |
|
Human Services |
121 |
102.5 |
9,287,859.18 |
|
Child Protection |
37 |
34.3 |
3,161,984.50 |
|
Correctional Services |
87 |
85.7 |
5,871,885.78 |
|
Courts Administration Authority |
2 |
2.0 |
174,288.62 |
|
Education |
22 |
21.2 |
2,160,394.07 |
|
Environment and Water |
11 |
10.4 |
853,559.37 |
|
Innovation and Skills |
24 |
22.4 |
2,341,119.29 |
|
Health and Wellbeing |
181 |
148.3 |
16,286,684.05 |
|
Libraries Board of South Australia |
3 |
2.1 |
231,824.96 |
|
Trade and Investment |
10 |
9.7 |
1,093,926.40 |
|
Energy and Mining |
1 |
1.0 |
158,327.76 |
|
Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment |
2 |
2.0 |
91,820.46 |
|
Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing |
1 |
1.0 |
103,182.12 |
|
Planning, Transport and Infrastructure |
33 |
31.3 |
2,821,315.27 |
|
Premier and Cabinet |
4 |
3.5 |
596,780.25 |
|
Primary Industries and Regions |
4 |
3.4 |
368,937.28 |
|
South Australian Museum Board |
3 |
3.0 |
232,934.50 |
|
State Governor's Establishment |
1 |
0.9 |
52,382.15 |
|
South Australia Police |
8 |
7.8 |
484,046.34 |
|
TAFE SA |
113 |
92.2 |
8,334,795.60 |
|
Tourism |
3 |
2.2 |
206,971.37 |
|
Treasury and Finance |
6 |
5.8 |
529,296.73 |
| Public Non-Financial Corporations |
|
South Australian Housing Authority |
2 |
2.0 |
159,057.86 |
|
Urban Renewal Authority |
1 |
1.0 |
103,376.60 |
| Total Payments to Employees (Excluding Accrued Leave) |
703 |
617.2 |
57,980,202.26 |