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PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES

93 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (29 November 2012). For the period between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012, will the Minister for Education and Child Development list—

1. Job title and total employment cost of each position with a total estimated cost of $100,000, or more, which has been abolished; and

2. Each new position with a total cost of $100,000, or more, which has been created?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): The Minister for Education and Child Development has been advised:

1. Within the Department for Education and Child Development, 21 positions (12 Education Act and 9 Public Sector Act) with a total employment cost of over $100,000 were abolished between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012. The total value of these salaries is $2,512,170.54.

Public Sector Act Positions—Department for Education and Child Development

(*) This position was abolished due to a restructure within the unit.

(#) These positions were abolished as the incumbents accepted a TVSP.

Education Act Positions—

Non-School Based Positions—Department for Education and Child Development

(1) These positions were abolished as a result of the establishment of the SACE Board.

(2) This position was abolished due to a restructure within the unit.

School Based Positions—Department for Education and Child Development

(3) These positions were abolished as the incumbents accepted a TVSP.

(4) These positions were abolished to form one new school.

(5) These positions are due to the closure of the respective schools.

Note: The rates for school-based positions are based on the standard salary rates of the positions that includes leave loading, superannuation, payroll tax, workers compensation and long service leave on-costs.

2. Within the Department for Education and Child Development, 29 positions (24 Education Act and 5 Public Sector Act) with a total employment cost of over $100,000 were created between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012 in the Department for Education and Child Development. The total value of these salaries is $4,209,407.94.

Public Sector Act Positions

Education Act Positions—Non-School Based Positions:

School Based Positions:

Note:

The above position is the result of the amalgamations of the Charles Campbell Secondary School and Campbelltown Primary School.

The rates for school-based positions are based on the Standard Salary Rates of the positions that includes leave loading, superannuation, payroll tax, workers compensation and long service leave on-costs.

In the subsequent period between 1 July 2012 and 18 April 2013, DECD has achieved an overall reduction in positions with a total employment cost of over $100,000 of 57 positions equivalent to an estimated saving of $6,839,910 in salaries.

This figure is a result of the 104 positions with a total employment cost of over $100,000 that were abolished between 1 July 2012 and 18 April 2013. The total value of these salaries is $13,782,112. In comparison, only 47 positions with a total employment cost of over $100,000 were created between 1 July 2012 and 18 April 2013. The total value of these salaries is $6,942,201.