Page 1437 - Week 04 - Thursday, 12 April 2018

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(1) Can the Minister provide for each quarter of the financial years (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18 to date, the (i) total headcount of the Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate (TCCSD) and (ii) number of staff who accessed the employee assistance scheme.

(2) What was the total cost of the employee assistance scheme for each of the financial years listed in part (1).

(3) What was the average number of (a) personal leave days taken (based on full-time equivalent work days) and (b) the personal leave absence percentage rate for staff of the TCCSD for the (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18 to date financial years

Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

1. The total headcount for each quarter of the 2016-17 and 2017-18 financial years is as follow

a) 2016-17 Financial Year

Quarterly Period	Headcount	Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Usage
July – September 2016	1,784	22
October – December 2016	1,811	17
January – March 2017	1,822	24
March – June 2017	1,882	24

b) 2017-18 Financial Year

Quarterly Period	Headcount	EAP Usage
July 2017 – September 2017	1,868	22
October 2017 – December 2017	1,911	10

2. Total cost of EAP services by quarter by financial year

Financial Year	Expenditure
July 2016 – June 2017	$18,233.50
July 2017 to 28 February 2018	$12,409.70

3. (a) The average number of personal leave days taken (based on full time equivalent work days) is;

Financial Year	Average days
2016 -17	14.2
2017 - 18	9.3*

*This figure is to date. Extrapolated to 30 June 2018 the figure is 14.0.

(b) The personal leave absence percentage rate for TCCS staff is;

Financial Year	Percentage
2016-17	5.7%
2017-18	5.8%

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