House debates

Monday, 9 February 2015

Grievance Debate

Centrelink and Medicare Call Centres (Question No. 481)

Photo of Kevin AndrewsKevin Andrews (Menzies, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Human Services, has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

(a) As at 31 October 2014, the Department of Human Services (the department) had the following employee headcount located in Tweed Heads South:

(i) Ongoing (permanent) – 256

(ii) The department does not employ staff on fixed term contracts. As at 31 October 2014 there were 59 non-ongoing employees.

(iii) Ongoing and non-ongoing part time employees – 138

(iv) Intermittent and Irregular (casual) employees – 42

(b) There will be no job losses at the Tweed Heads Smart Centre as a result of the proposal to engage Telstra.

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