For each financial year since 1 July 2005, (a) what was the total cost to each department and agency in the Minister’s portfolio of engaging employment agencies and (b) which employment agencies were engaged.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

(a)   The cost of engaging employment agencies for each financial year since 1 July 2005 was: 2005-06 - $331,196.67 2006-07 - $396,285.30

These figures are GST-exclusive and comprise the cost of engaging non-ongoing employees, scribing and recruitment processing services. They exclude contracted labour hire, which is procured through a number of means. To provide details of contracted labour hire from employment agencies would entail a significant diversion of resources and, in these circumstances, I do not consider the additional work can be justified.

(b)   2005-06 and 2006-07 Ross Human Directions (formerly Verossity Pty Ltd and Spherion Recruitment Pty Ltd).

Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF)

(a)   The total cost of engaging employment agencies for each financial year since 1 July 2005 was: 2005-06 - $1023.00

These figures are GST-exclusive. Separate figures for 2006-07 are not included here as AJF was incorporated in DFAT on 1 December 2006.

(b)   2005-06 Verossity Pty Ltd.

AusAID

(a)   The total cost of engaging employment agencies for each financial year since 1 July 2005 was: 2005-06 - $155,408.23 2006-07 - $384,779.92

These figures are GST-inclusive.

(b)   2005-06 and 2006-07 Careers Unlimited Pty Ltd Hays Personnel Services (Australia) Pty Ltd Patriot Alliance Pty Ltd Recruitment Management Company Pty Ltd Paper Shuffle Pty Ltd (trading as Hansen and Searson Executive Search).

Austrade

(a)   The cost of engaging employment agencies for each financial year since 1 July 2005 was: 2005-06 - $266,252.42 2006-07 - $189,422.79

These figures are GST-exclusive.

(b)   2005-2006 CCS Technology Recruiters       Frontier Group Australia Hays Personnel Services Hudson Global Resources J-Yes Recruitment and Consulting Manpower Omega Personnel Recruitment Management Company Skillsearch Contracting Terese Smith The Green and Green Group The One Umbrella Tuckwell Trade & Logistics Waitsearch International Zenith Management Service Group 2006-2007 Boomerang Executive Search & Consul Collective Resources Finite Recruitment Pty Ltd GMT Canberra Hays Personnel Services Nova IT Profile Ray & Berndtson Quay Appointments Recruitment Management Company Talent2 Works Pty Ltd Turnaround Recruitment

EFIC

Excluding temporary agency staff, the total cost of engaging employment agencies for each financial year since 1 July 2005 was:

(a)   2005-06 - $315,243.00 2006-07 (31 May) - $325,773.00

These figures are GST-inclusive.

(b)   2005-06 Ellington Savage Michael Page Chandler MacLeod Perceptor Carmichael Fisher PKL Personnel Taylor Root SOLs Legal Services Hudson Personnel 2006-07 (31 May) SOLs Legal Services Michael Page Taylor Root PKL Personnel Carmichael Fisher Olivier Group Chandler MacLeod Ellington Savage 360HR.

ACIAR

The total cost of engaging employment agencies for each financial year since 1 July 2005 was:

(a)   2005-06 - $31,613.00 2006-07 - $134,045.00

These figures are GST- inclusive.

(b)   2005-06 Adecco Public Affairs Recruitment Stelle International 2006-07 Adecco Public Affairs Recruitment Stelle International Kowalski Consulting.