The Public Service Association (PSA) is voicing concern about ongoing state sector job cuts biting too deeply into government departments.
National made an election pledge to cap state sector positions and then set a cap for core government administration at 38,859 full-time equivalent staff from December 2008.
State Services Minister Tony Ryall
yesterday said latest figures from the State Services Commission showed the number of full-time equivalent staff positions in the core government administration, as at June 30 this year, was 36,771 - about 2100 fewer than when the cap was imposed.
Mr Ryall said many departments would have little or no increase in baseline funding over the next few years and there would be further reductions.
PSA national secretary Brenda Pilott said there were also many vacancies which were not likely to be filled. She said having over-loaded and under-resourced teams impacted on the ability of agencies to deliver services that the public needed.
