Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Questions on Notice

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Redundancies (Question No. 2705)

Photo of Eric AbetzEric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 6 February 2013:

With reference to the department and all agencies within the Minister's portfolio, how many: (a) voluntary; and (b) involuntary redundancies were there in each of the 2009 10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 (to 31 January 2013) financial years.

Photo of Joe LudwigJoe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | | Hansard source

The answer to the senator's question is as follows:

VR = Number of Voluntary Redundancies

IVR = number of Involuntary Redundancies