Ref: 2324-2537

 

Dear Charles Finley,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 15 May 2024 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘Please provide information on whether you have used contractors,
consultants or other providers of services to fill gaps you have from
accepting voluntary redundancy in the last six months. I am interested in
both short term filling of gaps and long term filling of skill gaps and
why redundancy would be used and then services being bought in. 

 

With this, please detail

-             The business unit and job area being filled.

-             The case / argument for using a supplier to fill a gap where
redundancy was accepted.

-             The cost of this supplier providing this resource (or
additional service).

-             The approval endorsing this decision, given redundancy was
given.

-             If possible, the total cost of providing this service above
the standard cost (such as the cost of payout plus the increase in cost
through using a consultant).

 

For completeness, I am interested and think this is in the public interest
as voluntary redundancy would imply that services are no longer needed,
but then if money is being used to give work to consultants then I am
interested in understanding how this is best use of taxpayer funds.

 

Please note I have asked various agencies who have announced the use of
voluntary redundancies this question.’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 13 June 2024, being 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 you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email to [1][MBIE request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services Business Advisory

Communications, Design & Ministerial Services

Hîkina Whakatutuki | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

 

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Good afternoon

 

Please find attached the response to your request for information made on
15 May 2024.

 

Ministerial Services

Strategy, Performance & Operations | Communications, Design & Ministerial
Services | Corporate Services, Finance & Enablement

Email: [1][email address]

Hīkina Whakatutuki | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

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References

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