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The following statistics relate to Bureau staff as at 30 June 2005.

STAFF EMPLOYED UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT

 Full Time
Ongoing
Full Time
Non-ongoing
Part Time
Ongoing
Part Time
Non-ongoing
Male105173116
Female209243312
TOTAL1260974418

STAFF BY LOCATION, GENDER AND CLASSIFICATION

 HOACODSESASOPOTOGSOITOPAORSTRTOTAL
NSW 
Female  03127     22
Male  164164 1   113
Total  195371 1   135
VIC 
Female  2835816 19 14183
Male11677212129411912012582
Total118160270145413812116765
QLD 
Female   267     15
Male  19377911   128
Total  111438611   143
SA 
Female   545     14
Male   5254812  182
Total   10295312  196
WA 
Female   236     11
Male  152775 1  1110
Total  173081 1  1121
TAS 
Female   347     14
Male   21836 1   57
Total   52243 1   71
NT 
Female   3115     19
Male   12740 1   69
Total   43845 1   88
Total 
Female0021019853019014278
Male1191053874716126120141141
Grand Total11112064855246145121181419

HOA: Head of Agency; COD: Chief of Division; SES: Senior Executive Service; ASO: Administrative Service Officer; PO: Professional Officer; TO:Technical Officer; GSO: General Service Officer; ITO: Information Technology Officer; PAO: Public Affairs Officer; RS: Research Scientist; TR: Trainee.

RATES OF PAY - ADULT RATES ONLY - EFFECTIVE FROM 7 APRIL 2005

APS ClassificationSalary range
($)
Cadet APS - Work Placement32,282 - 35,678
Cadet APS - Full Time Study18,264 - 20,187
Trainee APS34,858 - 38,639
Graduate APS39,526
APS Level 132,282 - 35,678
APS Level 237,541 - 40,515 ($41,492 RP)
APS Level 341,614 - 44,912 ($48,016 RP)
APS Level 446,380 - 50,358
APS Level 551,732 - 55,873
APS Level 657,262 - 64,182
Executive Level 171,625 - 77,343
Executive Level 282,610 - 129,163 #
Chief Research Scientist130,936

Note: RP means Retention Point
# Includes Research Scientists and Public Affairs Officer

Non-Salary Benefits

Non-salary benefits for employees include:

  • flexible working arrangements, including flextime, part-time & home-based work;
  • provision for leave, including recreation leave, long service leave, sick leave, war service sick leave, personal leave, pregnancy leave, maternity leave, parental leave, family leave, employee funded extra leave, ceremonial leave, defence leave, jury service leave, and community leave (with and without pay);
  • study assistance;
  • employee assistance program;
  • flexible remuneration packaging scheme;
  • provision of business-related equipment; and
  • airline club membership.

Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs)

There are 13 approved AWAs for SES employees and a further 7 for Executive Level 2 employees occupying very senior managerial positions.

The salary range available for employees on AWAs is from $96,788 to $149,232.

Employees on AWAs also have access to performance pay bonuses. SES AWAs provide non-salary benefits of an executive vehicle, business equipment (home computing facilities and mobile telephone), an option to cash out recreation leave, and airline club membership. Non-SES AWAs include the terms and conditions of the Bureau's Certified Agreement 2004-05.

PERFORMANCE BASED PAY

The Bureau of Meteorology has 19 staff eligible to receive performance based pay. Such payments made in the 2004-05 financial year relate to the performance in the 2003-04 financial year.

1. The number of APS employees at each classification level who received performance pay

(a) SES Bands 2 & 3 and equivalents2
(b) SES Bands 19
(c) Executive Level 25

2. The aggregated amount of such performance payments at each classification level

(a) SES Bands 2 & 3 and equivalents$34,092.81
(b) SES Bands 1 $76,635.46
(c) Executive Level 2$34,020.42

3. The average bonus payment and the range of such payments at each classification level

 AverageRange
(a) SES Bands 2 & 3 and equivalents$11,364.27$10,908.48 - $11,842.04
(b) SES Bands 1 $8,515.05$5,385.52 -$9,360.96
(c) Executive Level 2$6,804.08$1,799.76 - $13,005.661

4. The aggregate bonus payment for the agency as a whole; $144,748.69

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE

 SES 1SES 2SES3Head of AgencyTOTAL
Male730111
Female20002
TOTAL93*0113

* Includes one Chief of Division Grade 2

SES RECRUITMENT 2003

Transfers within Bureau of Meteorology0
Promotions within Bureau of Meteorology.0
Transfers from outside Bureau of Meteorology0

Separations

Transfer or PromotionSES
non SES
0
2
Termination of Temporary EmploymentSES
non SES
0
36
ResignationsSES
non SES
0
47
Retirements max ageSES
non SES
0
4
early ageSES
non SES
0
32
invaliditySES
non SES
0
2
Section 76R SESSES
non SES
1
0
 Total124

Inoperative Staff as at 30 June 2004

Leave Without PaySES
non SES
0
11
Maternity LeaveSES
non SES
0
5
CompensationSES
non SES
0
4
Long Service LeaveSES
non SES
0
12
Sick LeaveSES
non SES
0
4
Public Interest EmploymentSES
non SES
0
4
Recreation LeaveSES
non SES
1
5
 Total46


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