12 June 2024
Our reference: 2324-2537
Charles Finley
[FYI request #26804 email]
Tēnā koe Charles
Thank you for your request of 15 May 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
•
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.
With this, please detail:
1. The business unit and job area being filled.
2. The case / argument for using a supplier to fill a gap where redundancy was accepted.
3. The cost of this supplier providing this resource (or additional service).
4. The approval endorsing this decision, given redundancy was given.
5. 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).
MBIE uses external resources to deliver its work where it is cost effective to do so, or when additional
expertise not normally found within MBIE is required. Consultants are engaged on a contract for service,
professional advice or information, either directly (self-employed) or through an organisation.
Consultants often work offsite but might be required to work onsite from time to time.
Contractors act as an additional resource for a time-limited piece of work or project, or to provide backfill
or extra capacity for roles in the Ministry as required. All new contract hires, and contract extensions
must be approved by the relevant Deputy Secretary.
Your request
Within the time period of your request MBIE implemented one round of limited voluntary redundancy
(VR) across five of its business groups. As part of this process, if an employee had their application
accepted their substantive position was disestablished.
In considering an application, the business was required to determine who would carry out the duties of
the position going forward, as well as whether the work could be stopped or significantly reduced. Where
appropriate, the personal circumstances of the applicant, for example, experiencing ongoing health or
wellbeing concerns were also taken into consideration.
Senior Business Analyst Digital Solutions
This position is part of a pool of Business Analyst/Senior
Hourly rate: $122.02
Base salary range
proposed by
Delivery, DDI
Business Analyst positions which are deployed to support per hour
$115,585 -
Katrina Curry,
projects/initatives across MBIE, as required. From this
$138,028 p.a.
General Manager,
pool they received a resignation within close proxity of a
Digital Solution
VR application being accepted, which impacted on the
Delivery on 15
functions ability to redistribute or reprioritise work. It is
March 2024
also noted that due to the fluctuating nature of their
work in the normal course of services provided by this
approved by Greg
function contractors are periodically engaged to
Patchell, Deputy
supplement resource levels.
Secretary, DDI, on
18 March 2024
