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The following tables provide information on EPA workforce statistics.
Table 12—Total number of employees
| 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | |
| Persons | 232 | 232 | 233 |
| FTEs | 218.2 | 216.9 | 216.9 |
Note: ‘FTE’ is full-time equivalent employees: FTEs shown to one decimal place.
Table 13—Employee gender balance
| Gender | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Male (% persons) | 53.9 | 55.2 | 54.0 |
| Male (% FTEs) | 56.4 | 57.9 | 57.1 |
| Female (% persons) | 46.1 | 44.8 | 45.9 |
| Female (% FTEs) | 43.6 | 42.1 | 42.8 |
Note: ‘FTE’ is full-time equivalent employees: FTEs shown to one decimal place.
Table 14—Number of persons separated from or recruited to EPA
| 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | |
| Separated from the agency | 39 | 24 | 22 |
| Recruited to the agency | 43 | 27 | 20 |
Note: ‘Separated from the agency’ includes TVSPs.
Table 15—Number of persons on leave without pay
| As at 30 June 2012 | As at 30 June 2013 | As at 30 June 2014 | |
| On leave without pay | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Table 16—Number of employees by salary bracket 201314
| Salary bracket | Male | Female | Total |
| $0–$54 799 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| $54 800–$69 699 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| $69 700–$89 199 | 72 | 54 | 126 |
| $89 200–$112 599 | 30 | 18 | 48 |
| $112 600+ | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 126 | 107 | 233 |
Table 17—Status of employees in current position by full-time equivalent
| FTEs | Ongoing | Short–term contract | Long–term contract | Other (casual) | Total |
| Male | 103.4 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 | 123.8 |
| Female | 78.8 | 8 | 6.2 | 0 | 93.0 |
| Total | 182.2 | 14.4 | 20.2 | 0 | 216.9 |
Table 18—Status of employees in current position by persons
| Persons | Ongoing | Short–term contract | Long–term contract | Other (casual) | Total |
| Male | 105 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 126 |
| Female | 92 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 107 |
| Total | 197 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 233 |
Table 19—Number of executives by gender, classification and status
| Classification (gender) | Ongoing | Term tenured | Term untenured | Other (casual) | Total |
| SAES1 (male) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SAES1 (female) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CEO (male) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CEO (female) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Table 20—Average days of leave taken per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee
| Leave type | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Sick leave | 8.81 | 8.70 | 8.23 | 7.45 | 8.29 |
| Family carer’s leave | 0.94 | 1.47 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.34 |
| Miscellaneous special leave | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.99 | 1.03 |
Table 21—Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander employees
| Salary bracket | Aboriginal employees | Total employees | % Aboriginal employees | Target |
| $0–$54 799 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | 2% |
| $54 800–$69 699 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2% |
| $69 700–$89 199 | 1 | 126 | 0.7 | 2% |
| $89 200–$112 599 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 2% |
| $112 600+ | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2% |
| Total | 2 | 233 | 0.8 | 2% |
Note: Targets are from South Australia’s Strategic Plan.
Table 22—Number of employees by age bracket and gender
| Age bracket | Male | Female | Total | % of total | 2014 workforce benchmark % |
| 15−19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5% |
| 20−24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.1 | 9.7% |
| 25−29 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7.7 | 11.2% |
| 30−34 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 12.2 | 10.7% |
| 35−39 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 15.4 | 9.6% |
| 40−44 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 17.1 | 11.4% |
| 45−49 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 16.7 | 11.1% |
| 50−54 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 13.3 | 11.4% |
| 55−59 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 9.1 | 9.1% |
| 60−64 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5.2 | 6.7% |
| 65+ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.2 | 3.3% |
| Total | 126 | 107 | 233 | 100 | 100% |
Note: Source of ‘2014 workforce benchmark %’: Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Demographics Statistics, 6291.0.55.001 Labour Force Status (ST LM8) by sex, age, state, marital status−employed−total from February 1978 Supertable, South Australia at November 2013.
Table 23—Cultural and linguistic diversity of employees
| Male | Female | Total | % of agency | % of SA community | |
| Number of employees born overseas | 34 | 18 | 52 | 22.3 | 22.1% |
| Number of employees who speak language(s) other than English at home | 18 | 14 | 32 | 13.7 | 14.4% |
Note: % of SA community benchmarks from ABS Publication Basic Community Profile (SA) Cat No. 2001.0, 2011 census.
Table 24—Total number of employees with disabilities
| Male | Female | Total | % of agency | |
| 2012–13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Note: Total number of employees with disabilities according to Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 definition.
Table 25—Types of employee disability
| Disability | Male | Female | Total | % of agency |
| Disability requiring workplace adaption | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Physical | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Intellectual | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sensory | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Psychological/psychiatric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 26—Voluntary flexible working arrangements by gender
| Arrangement | Male | Female | Total |
| Purchased leave | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Flexitime | 106 | 88 | 194 |
| Compressed weeks | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Part-time | 8 | 41 | 49 |
| Job share | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Working from home | 2 | 11 | 13 |
Table 27—Documented review of individual performance development plan
| Occurrence of review | % total workforce 2011–12 | % total workforce 2012–13 | % total workforce 2013–14 |
| Review within the past 12 months | 77.16 | 77.16 | 77.7 |
| Review older than 12 months | 15.09 | 18.10 | 18.4 |
| No review | 7.76 | 4.74 | 3.9 |
Table 28—Leadership and management training expenditure
| Category of expenditure | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Total training and development expenditure ($) | 589,074.21 | 480,173.80 | 672,681.00 |
| Total leadership and management development expenditure ($) | 905,22.30 | 128,572.00 | 39,113.20 |
| % of total expenditure | 2.93 | 2.40 | 3.2 |
| % total leadership and management expenditure | 0.45 | 0.65 | 0.2 |
Table 29—Number of accredited training packages by classification
| Classification | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| AS02 | – | 1 |
| AS03 | 1 | 0 |
| AS04 | – | 2 |
| AS05 | 1 | 0 |
| AS06 | 1 | 0 |
| P02 | 5 | 5 |
| P03 | 1 | 2 |
| P04 | 1 | 2 |
| P05 | 1 | 1 |
| TG04 | – | 1 |