DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION
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Management of leave entitlements

Workforce leave entitlements
  2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Employees with long-service leave balances over 100 days 106 88 46
Employees with annual leave balances over 40 days 132 109 84
Annual leave liability for excess leave $351,182 $187,449 $169,695
Total annual leave liability $8,013,871 $7,854,636 $7,975,492
Long-service leave liability for excess leave $83,352 $57,443 $28,623
Total long-service leave liability $62,170,283 $62,999,582 $67,255,529

 

Employee participation in the state service accumulated leave scheme (SSALS)
  2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Employees who applied to participate in SSALS 11 23 27
Employees who participated in SSALS during the year 42 43 71
Employees who were participating in SSALS at 30 June 36 43 48

 

Participation in SSALS by salary range as at 30 June 2005
Salary range ($) Age Male Female
30,000-39,999 35-39   3
  45-49   3
  50-54   1
40,000 - 49,999 30-34   1
  35-39   2
  40-44   2
  50-54 1 2
50,000 - 59,999 35-39   1
  40-44   2
60,000 - 69,999 25-29   2
  35-39   2
  40-44 3 3
  45-49 2 7
  50-54 2 4
  55-59 1 3
70,000 - 79,999 45-49   1
Total   9 39

 

Recreation leave payments
  2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Value of leave taken $6,483,155 $7,286,846 $7,697,754
All payments1 $7,661,228 $8,714,124 $8,797,427

 

Staff taking maternity leave
  2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Number 171 175 214

 

Staff taking maternity leave by salary range and age group
Salary range ($) Age Number
30,000 - 39,999 25-29 7
  30-34 11
  35-39 2
40,000 - 49,999 20-24 1
  25-29 6
  30-34 6
  35-39 9
50,000 - 59,999 25-29 14
  30-34 15
  35-39 3
  40-44 2
60,000 - 69,999 25-29 8
  30-34 83
  35-39 39
  40-44 4
  45-49 1
70,000 - 79,999 30-34 1
  35-39 1
80,000 - 89,999 35-39 1
Total   214

 

1 Includes cashing in, and payout on termination or transfer, except for teachers.