Part 3.3: Staffing Information

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This section provides information on Australian Public Service (APS) employees engaged by the department in 2009-10 under the Public Service Act 1999. The following tables provide details on staff numbers, locations, and aggregated information on salary, performance pay and non-salary benefits provided to staff during the year under the department’s Collective Agreement and Australian Workplace Agreements.

Table 3.3.1: Staff Numbers by Classification at 30 June 2010

This table includes:

• Headcount figures of departmental staff by classification as at 30 June 2010;
• Inoperative staff;
• Staff acting at a higher level, for any period as at 30 June 2010 (ie these staff are listed against their higher classification); and
• Staff employed at Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.  While externally funded, staff in this organisation are employed via the Department of Health and Ageing’s employment framework.

Table 3.3.2: Distribution of Staff at 30 June 2010

¹ Includes Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance staff.

² Includes Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

This table includes the head count figures of all staff by unit as at 30 June 2010, including inoperative staff.

Non-ongoing figures include casual staff.

Table 3.3.3: Distribution of Staff by State and Territory at 30 June 2010

¹ Therapeutic Goods Administration.

² Includes Australian Capital Territory Office and Central Office.

³ Includes New South Wales State Office, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme and Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care staff.

This table includes the head count figures of all staff by state and territory as at 30 June 2010, including inoperative and out posted staff.

Table 3.3.4: Senior Executive Staff and Equivalent Staff with Australian Workplace Agreements and Section 24(1) Determinations as at 30 June 2010

This table includes Senior Executive Service and equivalent staff who had an approved Australian Workplace Agreement or Section 24(1) Determination at their nominal classification and were employed by the Department at 30 June 2010.

Table 3.3.5: Non-Senior Executive Service Staff with Australian Workplace Agreements as at 30 June 2010

This table includes Non-SES staff who had an approved Australian Workplace Agreement at their nominal classification and were employed by the Department at 30 June 2010.

Table 3.3.6: APS Levels Salary Structure

Table 3.3.7: Professional 1 Salary Structure

¹ Salary on commencement for a professional with a four year degree (or higher).

² Salary on commencement for a professional with a three year degree.

Table 3.3.8: Medical Officer Salary Structure

Table 3.3.9: Legal Salary Structure

Table 3.3.10: Public Affairs Salary Structure

¹This level is generally reserved for staff with less than two years experience.

Table 3.3.11: Research Scientist Salary Structure

Table 3.3.12: Graduate APS Salary Structure - Commencement Salary

Table 3.3.13: Cadet Salary Structure

Table 3.3.14: Senior Executive Service and Senior Medical Officer Indicative Salary Bandwidths¹

¹ These are indicative as the Secretary may approve salary rates outside these bands.

Table 3.3.15: Non-Salary Benefits

Table 3.3.16: Senior Executive Service and Equivalent Staff, Performance-Based Payments, 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

This table includes figures of Senior Executive Service and equivalent staff who received performance pay. Due to the small numbers of staff at the Senior Executive Band 3 level, details for Senior Executive Bands 2 and 3 have been combined. Payments have been aggregated to preserve employees’ privacy.

The majority of performance payments made in 2009-10 relate to assessments for the 2008-09 cycle; a small number relate to assessments for the 2009-10 cycle.

Performance bonus payments are only available to staff with a current Australian Workplace Agreement or Section 24(1) Determination which provides eligibility.

Table 3.3.17: Non-Senior Executive Service Staff, Performance-Based Payments, 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

This table includes figures of Non-Senior Executive Service staff who received performance pay. Payments have been aggregated to preserve employees’ privacy.

The majority of performance payments made in 2009-10 relate to assessments for the 2008-09 cycle; a small number relate to assessments for the 2009-10 cycle.

Performance bonus payments are only available to staff with a current Australian Workplace Agreement or a Determination made under the Department’s Collective Agreement 5.

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