Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 17 November 2025

Total expenses: $1.12 billion
Ongoing staff: 4,272
Non-ongoing staff: 182
Consultancy contracts: $4.3 million; 39 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $2.52 billion; 2,845 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $1.12 billion (1,115,472 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $581.5 million (581,532 in $'000)
Suppliers: $309.8 million (309,805 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $822 million (822,047 in $'000)
Own-source income: $145.9 million (145,904 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 4,272 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 182 people
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Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $4.3 million (4,346 in $'000)
Contracts: 39
New contracts: 20
Ongoing contracts: 19

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $2.52 billion (2,518,351 in $'000)
Contracts: 2,845
New contracts: 1,229
Ongoing contracts: 1,616

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Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel5 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence CC BY 4.0

Key management personnel remuneration is reported on an accrual basis for the period each person held the role, so part-year amounts are not annual salaries.

Name	Position	Base salary	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Natalie James	Secretary	829,368	34,726	120,206	26,499	1,010,800
Anna Faithfull	Deputy Secretary	426,472	2,160	62,765	11,882	503,280
Deborah Jenkins	Deputy Secretary	382,755	2,387	58,402	12,102	455,646
Gregory Manning	Deputy Secretary	378,391	2,160	73,656	15,396	469,604
Tania Rishniw	Deputy Secretary	426,479	2,178	76,546	22,596	527,799

Information about remuneration for senior executives15 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence CC BY 4.0

Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
$0 – $220,000	71	100,414	661	16,870	-2,456	400	115,889
$220,001 – $245,000	6	191,435	1,689	35,213	-756	0	227,579
$245,001 – $270,000	15	219,930	1,377	37,164	1,247	0	259,718
$270,001 – $295,000	24	230,372	2,559	37,624	10,706	0	281,261
$295,001 – $320,000	22	249,885	2,377	44,019	12,388	0	308,669
$320,001 – $345,000	9	268,387	2,080	43,719	15,378	0	329,564
$345,001 – $370,000	5	297,098	1,721	51,377	10,889	0	361,085
$370,001 – $395,000	7	311,266	1,933	53,513	17,459	0	384,172
$395,001 – $420,000	1	316,119	2,160	59,593	24,240	0	402,113
$420,001 – $445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$445,001 – $470,000	1	250,494	1,691	36,666	2,965	165,246	457,062
$470,001 – $495,000	2	252,306	53,710	60,877	9,788	105,389	482,070
$495,001 – $520,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$520,001 – $545,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$545,001 – $570,000	1	266,952	196,264	59,313	24,584	0	547,113

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff11 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · Licence CC BY 4.0

Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$260,000 – $270,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$270,001 – $295,000	3	231,996	5,818	39,944	6,667	284,426
$295,001 – $320,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$320,001 – $345,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$345,001 – $370,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001 – $395,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$395,001 – $420,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$420,001 – $445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$445,001 – $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001 – $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001 – $520,000	1	459,944	0	29,932	9,836	499,712

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)6 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
KPMGABN 51194660183	1,277
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060	515
NOUS Group Pty LtdABN 66086210344	330
Callida Pty LtdABN 40154007664	310
The Trustee for Dandolo Partners Unit TrustABN 48757017061	241
Allen and Clarke Consulting Pty LtdABN 66632186059	229

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Serendipity (WA) Pty LtdABN 64062160614	209,270
Workskil Australia Ltd.ABN 28167872424	110,535
Atwork Australia Pty LtdABN 29009452153	87,137
Asuria People Services Pty LtdABN 81132914633	83,553
Job Futures LtdABN 13080037538	66,284