Public Service Employees

In reply to the Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (28 July 2021). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): The following information is provided on behalf of all Ministers:

The FTE count for each agency at 30 June 2021 will be published in the Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment's Workforce Information Report for 2020-21 towards the end of 2021.

As previously advised, because the numbers are notional, forward estimates are not included by agency in budget statements. However each agency statement provides an estimate for the budget year's FTEs for the agency.

The total employment cost and FTE levels for each year of the forward estimates can be located within Tables 2.7 and 2.8 respectively of the 2021-22 Budget Statement.

While each agency has a savings task over the forward estimates, any FTE reductions associated with this task are notional and based on estimates of how the savings across the forward estimates may be delivered. Chief executives have the flexibility to deliver the savings in the manner that best suits the needs of the agency.

The government does not have a TVSP target for FTEs.