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15 October 2021
A Boocock
By email
: [FYI request #16592 email]
Dear A Boocock
Information Request – Restructure - Redeployment Data
I refer to your official information request dated 31 August 2021 asking for the following
information:
“Please supply the following information regarding the current restructure:
1. number of Group Manager positions created throughout NZ
2. number of Group Manager positions which remained vacant after the
selection process involving 'affected' personnel
3. number of 'impacted' personnel appointed to Group Manager positions
throughout NZ
4. number of Group Manager positions now on the 'open' market throughout NZ
5. number of 'affected' personnel from within the new/proposed Canterbury
District who applied for the Canterbury Group Manager positions
6. number of 'affected' personnel from outside the new/proposed Canterbury
District who applied for the Canterbury Group Manager positions
7. number of people who have filed personal grievances, have initiated or are
proceeding with litigation in any form as a result of the redeployment or
selection process
8. number of people who have challenged Group Manager or Risk/CRR Advisor
appointments”.
Further to our decision letter provided to you on 27 September 2021, I set out the answers to your
questions at appendix 1.
Yours sincerely
Raewyn Bleakley
Deputy Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Executive
Appendix 1 - Responses to questions on Fire and Emergency’s redeployment information
Q1. Number of Group Manager positions created throughout NZ
77
Q2. Number of Group Manager positions which remained vacant after the selection process
involving 'affected' personnel.
46
Q3. Number of 'impacted' personnel appointed to Group Manager positions throughout NZ
Impacted status is defined in the Employee Transition Protocol as an employee whose substantive
position was proposed to have minor or some change and was not disestablished. The Employee
Transition Protocol did not apply to those on fixed term employment agreements. For those on
secondments, their status was based on their substantive position.
Of the 46 vacancies remaining following redeployment of those with “affected” status, 33 of these
positions were filled by individuals who were impacted by tranche 2 as per the above definition.
Of the remaining 13 positions we have shown them in the table below:
7 successful
were fixed term employees (or seconded from external organisations)
applicants
who were employed in roles that were disestablished as a result of
Tranche 2
4 successful
Either:
applicants
• were in substantive positions that were not impacted but the had
been seconded into roles that were disestablished as part of
Tranche 2
• had previously worked for the organisation in a role that was
deemed to be impacted by Tranche 2
• were in a fixed term role that was established as a temporary role
2 Group Manager
• the recruitment process is still underway.
roles
Q4. Number of Group Manager positions now on the 'open' market throughout NZ
There are currently no Group Manager positions being advertised.
Q5. Number of 'affected' personnel from within the new/proposed Canterbury District who
applied for the Canterbury Group Manager positions.
7
Q6. Number of 'affected' personnel from outside the new/proposed Canterbury District who
applied for the Canterbury Group Manager positions.
2
Q7. Number of people who have filed personal grievances, have initiated or are proceeding with
litigation in any form as a result of the redeployment or selection process
We have received one personal grievance.
Q8. Number of people who have challenged Group Manager or Risk/CRR Advisor appointments
At this stage, we haven’t received any requests for a review of appointment. There are still some
opportunities for this to occur in a small number of roles.
