Parliamentary Service Commissioner Annual Report 2011-2012

 


Staffing summary

The following tables present a summary of Parliamentary Service staffing as at 30 June 2012.

Numbers are actual staff numbers at 30 June 2012.

   

Department

   

Category

Senate

House of
Representatives

Parliamentary
Budget Office

Parliamentary
Services 

Total

Categories of employment

Ongoing

144

140

 

726

1,010

Non-ongoing

19

34

1

122

176

Total

163

174

1

848

1,186

Full–time and part–time employment (includes casual)

Full-time

130

141

1

635

907

Part-time

33

33

 

213

279

Total

163

174

1

848

1,186

Employment by work group

Secretary/SES

6

5

1

10

22

Executive

46

65

 

164

275

Other

111

104

 

674

889

Total

163

174

1

848

1,186

* Groups 7 and 8 of the Classification Rules

Total staff numbers at 30 June

Year

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Number

1313

1259

1311

1286

1193

1181

1256

1223

1181

1179

Staff turnover (ongoing employees)

There were 137 separations of ongoing employees during the year, representing 11.6% of ongoing staff.

Staff numbers by classification and gender at 30 June

Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

No/%

No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

SES/Secretary –

Male
Female

 

10
14

 

42
58

 

11
11

 

50
50

 

13
11

 

54
46

 

9
10

 

47
53

 

8
14

 

36
64

 

8
14

 

36
64

Executive –

Male
Female

 

167
118

 

59
41

 

175
134

 

57
43

 

166
138

 

55
45

 

152
128

 

54
46

 

155
124

 

56
44

 

148
127

 

54
46

Other –

Male
Female

 

491
381

 

56
44

 

523
402

 

57
43

 

511
384

 

57
43

 

498
384

 

56
44

 

502
376

 

57
43

 

516
373

 

58
42

Total –

Male
Female

 

668
513

 

57
43

 

709
547

 

56
44

 

690
533

 

56
44

 

659
522

 

56
44

 

665
514

 

56
44

 

672
514

 

57
43

Workplace Diversity

Department

Senate

House of
Representatives

Parliamentary
Budget Office

Parliamentary
Services

Total

Gender –

Male
Female

 

70
93

 

75
99

1

 

526
322

 

672
514

English not first language spoken*

4

9

74

87

ATSI origin*

5

5

Staff who have identified a disability*

4

2**

6

*Information provided on a voluntary basis.

** This figure is likely to be under–reported due to a loss of disability data in a transfer of DPS HR information processing from DPS to the Department of the House of Representatives. A diversity census will be conducted during 2012–13 to update this information.

Ongoing staff – age distribution

Age

Under 25

25–34

35–44

45–54

55 and over

Number

35

166

277

276

256

%

3.5

16.4

27.4

27.3

25.4