Annual Report 2008/09
Vote Employment
Summary financial performance
| Year ended 30 June 2009 | Actual $000 |
Voted [12] $000 |
Variance Fav/(Unfav) $000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Crown (GST excl) | |||
| Labour market analysis and knowledge | 10,187 | 10,187 | - |
| Policy, research and evaluation | 8,495 | 8,495 | - |
| Sub Total | 18,682 | 18,682 | - |
| Revenue Department (GST excl) | |||
| Labour market analysis and knowledge | 117 | 240 | (123) |
| Policy, research and evaluation | 121 | 173 | (52) |
| Sub Total | 238 | 413 | (175) |
| Revenue Other (GST excl) | |||
| Labour market analysis and knowledge | - | - | - |
| Policy, research and evaluation | - | - | - |
| Sub Total | - | - | - |
| Total Departmental Revenue | 18,920 | 19,095 | (175) |
| Departmental Output Expenses (GST excl) |
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| Labour market analysis and knowledge | 10,380 | 10,427 | 47 |
| Policy, research and evaluation | 7,190 | 8,668 | 1,478 |
| Total Departmental Expenses | 17,570 | 19,095 | 1,525 |
Intermediate outcomes and key areas of focus
| Intermediate outcomes and key areas of focus | Appropriation |
|---|---|
Intermediate outcomes: New Zealand businesses will be able to recruit and retain the skilled workers they need to be internationally competitive and all New Zealanders will be able to grow and develop through access to meaningful employment.Key areas of focus: Influencing the supply of skilled labour by:
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Labour Market Analysis and Knowledge |
| Policy, Research and Evaluation |
Output class: Labour market analysis and knowledge
Scope of appropriation
Provides labour market information; analysis and validation of regional labour market information; participation on regional and sector labour market focused groups; and connections back to and across government.
| Performance measure | Budget standard | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| The Department communicates the labour market story at a national, sector and regional level through a variety of media to a variety of recipients. | Evaluate the impact of labour market analysis and knowledge on stakeholder decision- making. | Achieved The result of the Stakeholder Survey conducted in June 2009 showed improvement on stakeholder satisfaction compared to the 2008 results. Results included:
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| Work with a broad range of industry, regional and sector stakeholders to develop and implement industry, regional and sector labour market strategies. | The establishment of Labour Market Strategies and evaluate their impact on productivity. | Achieved Regional capability to undertake labour market planning and implementation has significantly improved and nearly all regions have developed labour market strategies as part of their overall economic strategy. A productivity pilot with SMEs in Auckland was conducted and reported. Evaluation of the labour market component of productivity within sector engagements is underway; and a productivity report for Dairy was completed. |
Financial performance Figures are GST exclusive
| Year ended 30 June 2009 |
Actual $000 |
Main Estimates $000 |
Supp. Estimates $000 |
Actual as a % of Supp. Estimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue: | ||||
| Crown | 10,187 | 9,780 | 10,187 | 100.0% |
| Department | 117 | 92 | 240 | 48.8% |
| Total Revenue | 10,304 | 9,872 | 10,427 | 98.8% |
| Total Expenses | 10,380 | 9,872 | 10,427 | 99.5% |
| Net Surplus/(Deficit) | (76) | - | - |
The increase in appropriation of $0.555 million in the Supplementary Estimates was primarily due to a fiscally neutral adjustment to align the Department's cost allocation model ($0.446 million), a forecast change for the State Sector Retirement Scheme ($0.133 million), partly offset by a transfer to 2009/10 for the ICT Infrastructure Programme ($0.023 million).
Output class: Policy, research and evaluation
Scope of appropriation
This appropriation provides strategic advice and information about the labour market and its role in improving employment, social and economic outcomes for New Zealand.
| Performance measure | Budget Standard | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| The policy development process and resultant advice provided is assessed as high quality through external and internal review of projects. | 90% | Not Achieved The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research found that 77% of the Vote Employment papers met the expected standard. |
Financial performance Figures are GST exclusive
| Year ended 30 June 2009 |
Actual $000 |
Main Estimates $000 |
Supp. Estimates $000 |
Actual as a % of Supp. Estimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue: | ||||
| Crown | 8,495 | 8,976 | 8,495 | 100.0% |
| Department | 121 | 75 | 173 | 69.9% |
| Total Revenue | 8,616 | 9,051 | 8,668 | 99.4% |
| Total Expenses | 7,190 | 9,051 | 8,668 | 82.9% |
| Net Surplus/(Deficit) | 1,426 | - | - |
The decrease in appropriation of $0.383 million in the Supplementary Estimates was primarily due to transfers of funding from 2008/09 to 2009/10 for the Skills Action Plan Initiative - Linked Employer-Employee Dataset ($0.200 million), the Upskilling Research and Evaluation ($0.400 million) and the ICT Infrastructure Programme ($0.012 million). This is partly offset by a fiscally neutral adjustment to align the Department's cost allocation model ($0.138 million), and a forecast change for the State Sector Retirement Scheme ($0.095 million).
Footnotes
[12] Voted figures include adjustments made in the Supplementary Estimates and transfers under the Public Finance Act 1989.