Dear Electoral Commission,
I note your response to OIA 2025 07 (your reference number). I also note your response to questions about bullying and unacceptable behavior and related internal staff surveys.

I wish to gain more insight into employment at the Electoral Commission based on the responses you have provided thus far as some information is not apparent.

I am hoping that since these responses were compiled in recent days that the full 20 day response time for an OIA is not needed...

Request
Between the 2020 general election (Jan 2021) and now (Q3 2025) how many permanent or fixed term staff (excluding those temporary staff hired for elections) have
1. Participated in "without prejudice" conversations resulting in them being exited from the Commission along with a settlement agreement
2. Rasied personal grievances that were processed through the ERA

Please provide a breakdown by department/business unit by quarter if available and by year otherwise, accepting that 2025 figures will be partial

What was the nature of these complaints.
A table grouped by department will likely be the best way to represent your answers.

What was the financial cost of these settlements/exits and separately what was the cost of external legal and HR related advise.

Finally what is the staff turnover rate by department by quarter (Jan 2021 to March 2025 -2025 so far). You can provide annual rates if you do not have them quarterly.
To calculate staff turnover rate, divide the number of employees who left a department during the period by the average number of employees (excluding the temp election hires) during that period, then multiply by 100 to express it as a percentage. Your HR department will likely have an easily accessible answer to this. Please provide by department/business unit taking the equivalent department/business unit into account when a restructure impacts the figures.

Should you encounter difficulties compiling your responses please use best judgment and endevours to answer the question in a fair and transparent manner.

Yours faithfully,

R. HOLMES PhD