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Contract durations and costs

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From: Sam Malik

Dear Health New Zealand,

1. Can you please advise me of number of contractors that started in last 6 months for the below groups, contract duration and the costs including contract value as well as other costs associated with it.

2. Can you mention the agencies used for those contractor services and how much they got paid in total for those 6 months.

1. Communication/Media
2. Office of the CE/Government Services
3. People and Culture
4. National Public Health Agency
5. Infrastructure
Please include those who have left HNZ already but do fall under the above criteria, i.e. someone on a month of contract. dates would be helpful.

3. Can you kindly include number of people left the organisation (excluding the contractors) for the above 5 groups in last 6 months, with way of leaving i.e. resign or redundant.

4. When would the hiring freeze end and when is HNZ expecting to start hiring Permanant staff instead of contractors.

Yours faithfully,

Sam

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