Decision documents relating to pay freeze
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From: Danny Attwood
Kia ora PSC,
Following Minister Hipkin's announcement of 5 May 2021 that pay increases will be frozen for a term of three years for all public sector staff of a certain salary level, I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
- A copy of all decision, advice and options papers/documents considered by the Minister regarding this matter, including memos, aides memoire, briefing papers and written advice.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you require further clarification or refinement.
Kind Regards
D Attwood
From: Enquiries
Public Service Commission
Dear Danny
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your OIA request below.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than are 20 working days after the day your request was
received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.
Our letter notifying you of our decision on your request will confirm if
we intend to publish the letter (with your personal details removed) and
any related documents on Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission
website.
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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From: Enquiries
Public Service Commission
Dear Danny
I refer to your Official Information request below.
The Official Information Act 1982 requires that we advise you of our
decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day that
we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet
that time limit and we are, therefore, writing to notify you of an
extension of the time to make our decision, to 2 July 2021.
We will keep you updated on the progress of our response to your request.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact Ministerial Services at
[1][email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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From: Enquiries
Public Service Commission
Dear Danny
Further to our below email, apologies for not including the reason for
extension.
This extension is necessary because consultations needed to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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From: Enquiries
Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2021 8:29 AM
To: Danny Attwood <[FOI #15369 email]>
Cc: Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Decision documents relating to
pay freeze
Dear Danny
I refer to your Official Information request below.
The Official Information Act 1982 requires that we advise you of our
decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day that
we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet
that time limit and we are, therefore, writing to notify you of an
extension of the time to make our decision, to 2 July 2021.
We will keep you updated on the progress of our response to your request.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact Ministerial Services at
[8][email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[9]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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From: Enquiries
Public Service Commission
Dear Mr Attwood
Please find attached our response to your below OIA request.
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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From: Enquiries
Public Service Commission
Hello Mr Attwood
As advised in our response to your OIA request dated 2 July 2021, we have
now published the following information listed in the table below on the
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission (the Commission) website.
The documents can be found on the Commission’s website [1]here.
Item Date Report Number Document Description
2 April 2020 SSC2020/0057 REPORT: Managing remuneration
1 pressures in the State
Services
28 September 2020 2020/0161 JOINT REPORT: Update on the
2 State Sector Employment
Relations Environment –
September 2020
15 February 2021 2021/0025 AIDE MEMOIRE: Update on
3 Government Workforce Policy
Statement
15 April 2021 2021/0087 REPORT: Approval of the
4 Government Workforce Policy
Statement on employment
relations and timing of
release
26 November 2020 2020/0201 REPORT: Information release
5 of the 2020 Workforce Data
3 March 2021 2021/0044 AIDE MEMOIRE: Oral item: Pay
6 Restraint in the Public
Sector
5 March 2021 2021/0021 REPORT: Updated Employment
7 Relations Expectations:
Government Workforce Policy
Statement (GWPS) for the
public sector
12 April 2021 Not applicable CABINET PAPER: Government
8 Workforce Policy Statement
12 April 2021 CAB-21-MIN-0103 MINUTE: Government Workforce
9 Policy Statement for the
Public Sector
7 April 2021 SWC-21-MIN-0039 MINUTE: Cabinet Social
10 Wellbeing Committee Minute of
Decision – Government
Workforce Policy Statement
for the Public Sector
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Enquiries Team
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From: Enquiries
Sent: Friday, 2 July 2021 3:25 PM
To: Danny Attwood <[FOI #15369 email]>
Cc: Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: OIA 2021-0044 - REPLY - Danny Attwood
Dear Mr Attwood
Please find attached our response to your below OIA request.
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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While the SSC corrected their initial mistake (didn't mention reason for extension), they have not provided you with the ground to support the extension. Section 15A of the OIA requires the SCC to 'give the reasons for the extension' and I believe they have fallen short in this regard. I would be keen to understand what consultations needed to occur (and that remain outstanding) for the need to extend for another 20 working days to make a decision (this could be a separate OIA that you could submit). I would also encourage you to file a complaint with the Ombudsman, as they can make enquiries about whether the extension was necessary in the circumstances. Your OIA request is similar to another that has been submitted to the SSC, and they have both been extended on the 20th working day.
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