P1995-15 Recruitment Moratorium

I refer to Premier's Memorandum to all Ministers No 1995 - 8 issued on 18 April 1995 regarding creation and filling of senior positions.

Consideration of proposals to recruit staff during the recruitment moratorium indicates that the following guidance on approval arrangements would be of assistance to public agencies.

• All proposals to recruit staff from outside the agency must be approved by the relevant Minister. The test to be applied is that there is an urgent service need.
• Recruitment of staff from outside the agency at or above the public service Clerk Grade 12 ($59,644 to $62,271), including SES and other senior staff above Clerk Grade 12, must be approved by the Public Employment Office, after approval by the relevant Minister.
• The recruitment moratorium covers permanent and temporary staff, transfers and secondments of staff between agencies, and also the engagement of temporary staff through employment agencies.
• The recruitment moratorium does not cover non administrative staff in hospitals and temporary appointments/acting arrangements to fill vacancies by staff within the same agency.

KEN CRIPPS
Commissioner