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SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES 2009-10 Outcome 4 DEEWR Question No.

EW659_10 Senator Ronaldson asked on 21 October 2009, EEWR Hansard page 104 and 105.

Question Senator RONALDSON —What employment services providers were operating in Eastern Suburbs NSW ESA, Keepit NSW ESA and St George-Sutherland NSW ESA, and how many staff losses were there with the change of contract to A4e.
Answer A4e Pty Limited ABN 81 132 914 633 (an Australian private company) was awarded Job Services Australia business in Eastern Suburbs NSW Employment Service Area (ESA), Keepit NSW ESA and St George-Sutherland NSW ESA.
Job Services Australia Providers are as follows Eastern Suburbs NSW ESA Marrickville Community Training Centre MAXNetwork Pty Limited A4e Pty Limited Joblink Plus Limited Tablelands Community Employment and Training Inc A4e Pty Limited Walhallow Aboriginal Corporation St George-Sutherland NSW ESA Marrickville Community Training Centre CatholicCare MAXNetwork Pty Limited A4e Pty Limited At 30 June 2009 employment services providers in Eastern Suburbs NSW ESA were as follows Job Network Disability Employment Network Vocational Rehabilitation Services Job Placement Employment and Training Personal Support Program MAXNetwork Pty Ltd Break Thru People Solutions Jobfind Centres Australia Pty Limited Waverley Action for Youth Services MaxNetwork Pty Ltd Break Thru People Solutions Sydney Rehabilitation Services Pty Ltd Spinal Cord Injuries Australia Ltd Break Thru People Solutions Waverley Action for Youth Services Sydney Rehabilitation Services Pty Ltd Waverley Action for Youth Services Jewish Care At 30 June 2009 employment services providers in Keepit NSW ESA were as follows Job Network At 30 June 2009 employment services providers in St George-Sutherland NSW ESA were as follows Job Network Disability Employment Network Job Placement Employment and Training Personal Support Program Community Work Coordinator Disability Employment Network Vocational Rehabilitation Services Job Placement Employment and Training Personal Support Program Community Work Coordinators Joblink Plus Limited Tablelands Community Employment
 and Training Inc Country Employment Services Pty Limited Challenge Disability Services Ltd Peel Valley Training Enterprises Joblink Plus Limited Joblink Plus Limited Newtrain Inc Peel Valley Training Enterprises Joblink Plus Limited The Uniting Church Marrickville Community Training Centre Salvation Army (Victoria) Property Trust Jobfind Centres Australia Pty Limited , IPC Employment Pty Limited Sydney Rehabilitation Services Pty Limited Work Directions Australia Pty Limited CatholicCare Sydney Rehabilitation Services Pty Ltd Disability Services Australia Ltd The Nautilus Project Inc Serendipity (WA) Pty Ltd St George Youth Services Inc Marrickville Community Training Centre CatholicCare Jobfind Centres Australia Pty Limited Hurstville Enterprise Association for People Services Inc WorkDirections Australia Pty Ltd Marrickville Community Training Centre Pole Depot Neighbourhood Centre While the Department does not have any details of possible job losses for employment services in these ESAs, in the period immediately following the tender announcement the department implemented a range of support and assistance to the industry.
This comprised of: • working in partnership with industry to implement initiatives to retain workers and their valuable skills and to ensure they were aware of the full range of services available to them, facilitate solutions and to mitigate the impact on their employees.

• providing to all employment service provider staff access to the training modules for the new services developed by the Department, enabling them to position themselves for employment with another Provider.
• providing resources to the peak provider association, National Employment Services Association (NESA) for a website to connect Providers seeking experienced available staff.

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation entered into a six month funding agreement with the Australian Services Union on 19 August 2009.
The funding agreement is for $132,000 (including GST), and under the funding agreement, the Australian Services Union is undertaking a range of activities, to facilitate the transition of employment services staff to employers working in Job Services Australia.