Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2022-02-08 Daily Xml

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Public Sector Workforce Rejuvenation Scheme

In reply to the Hon. T.A. FRANKS (2 December 2021).

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): I have been advised that as at 21 January 2022:

1. 574 employees have separated from the public sector as part of the workforce rejuvenation scheme.

2. The total amount paid to the separated employees is approximately $29 million. This figure includes the $50,000 payment (or part thereof) and the payout of residual leave entitlements.

3. The following table identifies which departments the 574 employees have separated from.

Agency Scheme Acceptances Completed Net Payment Made ($)1
Arts SA 11 523,831.30
Attorney-General's Department 25 1,208,979.14
Auditor-General's Department 1 47,177.98
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network 2 124,663.62
Central Adelaide Local Health Network 55 2,686,665.84
Compulsory Third Party Insurance Regulator 2 60,146.21
Country Fire Service 10 509,750.97
Department for Child Protection 43 1,972,471.97
Department for Correctional Services 15 600,845.81
Department for Energy and Mining 9 435,065.18
Department for Environment and Water 17 867,276.32
Department for Innovation and Skills 6 269,131.48
Department for Health and Wellbeing 43 2,685,271.97
Department of Human Services 13 551,383.54
Department for Infrastructure and Transport 23 1,476,954.27
Department of Primary Industries and Regions 23 1,100,464.01
Department of the Premier and Cabinet 11 574,565.32
Department of Treasury and Finance 63 2,889,496.15
Environment Protection Authority 3 151,306.73
Eyre and Far North Local Health Network 4 236,201.97
Essential Services Commission 3 97,635.07
Green Industries 1 28,664.56
History Trust of SA 5 136,827.46
Metropolitan Fire Service 19 1,041,596.10
Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board 1 51,236.08
Northern and Yorke Landscape Board 2 70,683.25
Public Trustee 14 828,819.46
Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network 5 260,142.91
SA Ambulance Service 2 119,333.17
SACE Board of South Australia 1 39,756.43
South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission 3 150,481.75
South Australian Housing Authority 30 1,850,706.12
State Emergency Service 2 79,073.30
TAFE SA 48 2,217,367.87
Wellbeing SA 6 282,667.37
Women's and Children's Health Network 6 309,539.65
South Australia Police 47 2,449,696.81
Total 574 28,985,877.14


Notes

1. This is the amount paid to employees less the tax component.