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Department of Premier and Cabinet

State Service Workforce Report No 1 of 2016

Employees by Agency and Employment Category

Paid Headcount as at 31 December 2015

Agency

Fixed-term

Permanent

Senior Exec

Total

Department of Education

348

8 255

15

8 618

Department of Health and Human Services

77

1 672

22

1 771

Department of Justice

53

1 089

23

1 165

Department of Police and Emergency Management

36

804

9

849

Department of Premier and Cabinet

39

480

20

539

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment

121

1 088

18

1 227

Department of State Growth

26

722

21

769

Department of Treasury and Finance

12

239

15

266

Tasmanian Audit Office

15

28

2

45

Integrity Commission of Tasmania

0

12

1

13

Macquarie Point Development Corporation

1

7

2

10

Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority

18

84

2

104

Tasmanian Health Service[1]

1 626

7 945

16

9 587

TasTAFE

53

703

5

761

The Public Trustee

9

52

2

63

Tourism Tasmania

3

52

2

57

Total

2 437

23 232

175

25 844

This compares to 27 529 in June 2015. The largest reduction occurs in the fixed-term category (4 035 in June), this reduction can be mostly attributed to the seasonal conclusion of fixed-term contracts, which occurs at the end of each calendar year.

Paid FTEs as at 31 December 2015

Agency

Fixed-term

Permanent

Senior Exec

Total

Department of Education

206.99

6 537.02

15.00

6 759.01

Department of Health and Human Services

64.03

1 490.98

22.00

1 577.01

Department of Justice

44.10

986.42

22.90

1 053.42

Department of Police and Emergency Management

32.01

770.02

9.00

811.03

Department of Premier and Cabinet

36.20

415.03

19.81

471.04

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment

92.44

985.14

18.00

1 095.58

Department of State Growth

22.87

624.15

20.80

667.82

Department of Treasury and Finance

12.96

225.88

15.00

253.84

Tasmanian Audit Office

14.40

25.70

2.00

42.10

Integrity Commission of Tasmania

0.00

11.40

1.00

12.40

Macquarie Point Development Corporation

1.00

6.40

2.00

9.40

Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority

19.21

80.72

2.00

101.93

Tasmanian Health Service[2]

1 234.39

6 130.01

16.03

7 380.43

TasTAFE

37.23

597.79

5.00

640.02

The Public Trustee

8.40

44.98

2.00

55.38

Tourism Tasmania

2.80

46.06

2.00

50.86

Total

1 829.03

18 977.7

174.54

20 981.27

As at December 2015 the Tasmanian State Service has a total paid FTE of 20 981.27 compared to 21 736.00 in June 2015 and which equates to a difference of 754.73 paid FTEs (22 480.29 in 2014) [2]. The financial year 2014-15 saw a total reduction of 744.29 Paid FTEs across the Service.[3]

Paid Headcount across the State Service

Percentage of total Paid Headcount by Employment Status

Our largest employee group continues to be women working in a part-time capacity (41.00 per cent). There has been a slight rise in full-time employment (1.84 per cent) over the period since June.

Female %

Male %

Full-time

28.99

23.00

Part-time

41.00

7.01

Paid Headcount by Age and Gender

Graph showing data on Paid Headcount by Age and Gender

Age group

Dec – Female

Dec – Male

June – Female

June – Male

19 and less

0.04%

0.00%

0.09%

0.02%

20 to 24

1.83%

0.51%

2.07%

0.66%

25 to 29

5.15%

1.88%

5.26%

2.04%

30 to 34

6.47%

2.74%

6.50%

2.72%

35 to 39

6.67%

3.15%

6.92%

3.10%

40 to 44

8.58%

3.82%

9.07%

3.79%

45 to 49

10.16%

4.49%

10.31%

4.36%

50 to 54

11.96%

5.03%

12.06%

4.94%

55 to 59

11.05%

4.85%

10.51%

4.65%

60 to 64

6.33%

2.59%

5.81%

2.53%

65 to 69

1.44%

0.76%

1.36%

0.77%

70 to 74

0.26%

0.15%

0.23%

0.14%

75 and over

0.07%

0.04%

0.06%

0.03%

Total

69.99%

30.01%

70.25%

29.75%

Paid Headcount by Age and Gender

The gender balance shifted slightly during the December quarter, with the number of female employees dropping from 70.25 per cent in June to 69.99 per cent, compared to the number of male employees which rose from 29.75 per cent to 30.01 per cent. The number of employees under the age of 30 also dropped slightly from 10.14 per cent in June to 9.41 per cent in December.

The average length of service for permanent employees fell slightly to 13.89 years in December compared to 13.95 years in June.

Paid Headcount by Region and Employment Category

Employee numbers reduced across the State by a total paid headcount of 1 685 (6.12 per cent). When compared to the June quarter a reduction across all regions can be noted.

Region

Fixed-term

Permanent

Senior Exec

Total

North

624

5 806

9

6 439

North West

401

4 217

4

4 622

South

1 299

11 912

159

13 370

South East

95

1 157

3

1 255

West Coast

18

140

0

158

Total

2 437

23 232

175

25 844

Separations and Commencements

Of the 360 permanent employees who left the State Service in the December reporting period, a total of 348 (96.67 percent) resigned. The following charts show the number of permanent employees that left the State Service, and commenced with the State Service in the December reporting period by age group, and compared to the June quarter.  Chart showing data on Paid HeadCount Separations by AgeChart showing data on Paid Headcount Commencements by Age

Note: The Paid Headcount Commencements by Age (Permanent Employees) chart has been updated as of May 2017 to rectify an inconsistency in data reporting.

Resignations include employees who accepted a Workforce Renewal Incentive Program payment or Voluntary Redundancy package, resigned or retired from the State Service.

Officers

An Officer is anyone appointed under Part 6 of the State Service Act 2000 and includes Heads of Agency, Prescribed Office Holders, members of the Senior Executive Service, and Equivalent Specialists.

At the end of the December 2015 quarter there were eight fewer Officers in the State Service when compared with the June quarter, the majority of this reduction was in the Senior Executive Service which decreased by a total of five during the period.

December 2015

Type

Female

Male

Total

Head of Agency

3

13

16

Prescribed Office Holder

0

2

2

Senior Executive Service

44

99

143

Equivalent Specialist

4

10

14

Total

51

124

175

Graph showing data on Officers by Category and Age

More Info

For more information on any of the information contained in this profile, contact the State Service Management Office via email to ssmo@dpac.tas.gov.au.

The next State Service Workforce Report will be published in late October.


1.The Tasmanian Health Service commenced on 1 July 2015 from the three Tasmanian Health Organisations.

2.Unless otherwise stated, all totals and averages are based on paid permanent and fixed-term employee numbers, and exclude casual employees.

3.The Tasmanian State Service Workforce Profile presents information collected through the Workplace Analysis and Collection Application (WACA) system. Other State Service reported data on Paid FTEs is collected using different capture rules and requirements, such as rules for calculating casuals. It excludes Tasmanian Police Officers, Ministerial and Parliamentary staff and this report only provides for employees under the State Service Act 2000.