Cost of PG
Jean Roberts made this Official Information request to Department of Corrections
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From: Jean Roberts
Dear Department of Corrections,
I am doing a research on the cost of Personal grievance that the Government is incurring in the last 3 years. Can I request under the Official Information Act
1- The number of Personal Grievances raised in your Ministry, in the last 3 years broken down by year , and categories (for example: Bullying, Unjustifiably disadvantaged, constructive dismissal etc)
2- (in the last 3 years) The number of Mediation that took place broken down by year
3- (in the last 3 years) The number of successful mediation broken down by year
4- (in the last 3 years) Of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment Relations Authority broken down by year?
5- (in the last 3 years) How many cases were found against the Ministry broken down by year?
6- (in the last 3 years) How much money – in total- were paid to settle these cases / or pay the fee required by ERA broken down by year?
7- How much money was covered by the Ministry’s liability insurance?
8- (in the last 3 years) How much money – in total – were paid to external Legal consultants to defend the cases filed in ERA or to prepare the responses to the case broken down by year?
9- (in the last 3 years) How many ERA cases resulted in reinstatement of employee broken down by year?
10- If a case is found against the Ministry (the Ministry lost), what are the consequences to the Manager involved in the incident?
Yours faithfully,
Jean Roberts
From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
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From: Info@Corrections
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Kia ora Jean,
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From: Jean Roberts
Dear Info@Corrections,
Kia Ora
I need to know if you are extending the timeframe to this OIA. What am I waiting for here? You have advised that I may not get the response on time, but has not provided a timeframe for a response.
I will direct this to the Ombudsman if Corrections fail to provide me with a proper timeframe.
To answer your question. Yes including contractors as they are technically employees of Corrections.
Yours sincerely,
Jean Roberts
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Department of Corrections
Kia ora,
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Kia ora Jean
Thank you for your email.
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Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Freyberg Building, 20 Aitken Street, Wellington, 6011
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Kia ora Jean
Please find attached extension letter from Corrections
Ngā mihi | Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Kia ora
Please see attached response from Corrections
Ngā mihi | Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
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Colin Whiting left an annotation ()
This request may also need to know if it will be inclusive or exclusive, of PGs raised against Private Contractors managing Prisons within the Department of Corrections.
And the cost of any subsequent abatements, awarded against the Private prison Contractors.
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