MS TIERNEY– To ask the Assistant Treasurer (for the Minister for Employment and Trade): In relation to the 13 research jobs in the biosciences division affected by the funding cuts to the Department of Primary Industries recently reported in the Weekly Times, what assistance will the Napthine government provide the department’s workers who have recently been made redundant.
ANSWER:
I am informed that:
The Sustainable Government Initiative (SGI) has resulted in job reductions across the Victorian public service, with each government department responsible for providing support and advice to affected employees.