Government to implement recommendations to fix payroll
The Queensland government will implement all seven of the Auditor General’s recommendations contained in his report on the Queensland Health payroll implementation.
Many health workers received incorrect payments and months later, are still waiting for the matter to be resolved.
Premier Anna Bligh said the investigation had concluded there were fundamental failures not only within Queensland Health but also more broadly.
Ms Bligh said the Government will take decisive action, including:
- Move to a local health payroll model and re-examine the use of WorkBrain rostering system over the next three months;
- Issue a Show Cause Notice to IBM and reserve its right to withhold final payment and seek damages
- Overhaul Corptech and abandon the one-size-fits-all approach to payroll across government departments.
“The Government will act on each of the Auditor General’s seven recommendations,” she said.
“The Government will take a number of additional steps to provide Queensland Health staff with greater certainty going forward,” Ms Bligh said.
“The Auditor General’s report, not surprisingly, has found that there has been a fundamental failure in the process of implementation of the new payroll system.”
“The Queensland Government takes responsibility for ensuring our employees are treated decently.”
“I apologise sincerely to every one of those Queensland Health employees and their families who have been affected by the recent payroll problems.”
