The Senate inquiry into "the conditions of employment of state public sector employees and the adequacy of protection of their rights at work as compared with other employees" reported on 17 June 2013. Submissions to the inquiry and the committee's report can be found here. The committee's conclusion is bland and inoffensive to state governments, but heartless and condescending to redundant workers:
Public sector reform is a contentious issue. The committee understands that staffing reductions and voluntary redundancies can have a significant impact on the individual workers affected, as well as their families and communities. The committee trusts that state governments do not make these decisions lightly, and carefully consider the consequences of such reforms.
Two staff of the Tropical Public Health Unit made submissions, which can be found here (see numbers 3 and 35). These give an insight into how long-term workers were treated by the department during the redundancy process.
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