Public Sector Entitlements

105 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (3 December 2014). (First Session) For each department or agency then reporting to the Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation—

1. What is the estimated annual leave liability as at 30 June 2014 in days and dollars?

2. What is the highest annual leave entitlement that has not been taken for any employee, as at 30 June 2014, in days and dollars?

3. What funding, as at 30 June 2014, was held in accounts controlled or administered by the department or agency to fund annual leave; and

4. What were the names of the accounts and total funds held in these accounts as at 30 June 2014?

5. What policies, and monitoring of these policies, are in place to ensure that there is not a build-up of annual leave liability within the department or agency; and

6. Are employees required to take annual leave after a certain level of entitlement has accrued?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): I am advised:

1. The estimated annual leave liability for the former Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE) as at 30 June 2014 was 9,680 days and $3,960,000.

2. The highest annual leave entitlement that has not been taken for any employee, as at 30 June 2014, is 88 days equating to $36,141.

3. $18.2 million.

4. DMITRE Operating Account. $18.2 million.

5. The former DMITRE managed annual leave liability in accordance with the Commissioner's Determination and required manager approval for any carry-over of annual leave.

6. Employees are required to have a plan in place to take annual leave if their leave balance exceeded 40 days.