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Chapter 10 - Workforce Management
This chapter provides information regarding agency requests which relate to employment matters, such as change of employment status, secondments, fixed-term registers and agency-specific recruitment programs, outside of the normal agency recruitment processes associated with ED No. 1. These matters relate to a number of other Employment Directions, as well as arrangements under the Practices, Procedures and Standards (PPSs).* The following table outlines the requests made in 2015-16 and their status as at 30 June 2016.
| Request type | Requests | Rejected/ withdrawn | Approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agency-specific recruitment programs (under PPS 2) | 4 | 0 | 3** |
| Essential requirements and pre-employment checks (under ED 7) | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Essential requirements – other (under Section 15(1)(e) of the Act) | 37 | 2 | 35 |
| Extensions of fixed-term employment beyond 36 months (ED 1) | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| Fixed-term and casual employment registers (under PPS 1)*** | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Change of employment status - request by employee (ED 1) | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Change of employment status - request by agency (ED 1) | 161 | 1 | 160 |
| Appointment without advertising (ED 1) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Promotion without advertising (ED 1)**** | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Secondments into the State Service (ED 1) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Secondments out of the State Service (ED 1) | 20 | 0 | 20 |
* See the SSMO website for more information about the powers under Employment Directions and Practices, Procedures and Standards http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/ssmo
** One case was still pending at the time of reporting.
*** Current approved registers are listed on the Tasmanian Government Jobs Website, www.jobs.tas.gov.au.
****The majority of these were Award or Employment Direction progressions based on qualification attainment (Teachers, Nurses).