26275 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for Economic Development

26275 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for Economic Development: In the Minister’s departments, ministries and agencies for which savings have been identified resulting from the Government’s directive to reduce expenditure in the public service, if any, what demographic data is being collected about the number of staff being made redundant, as at 30 May 2024?

Hon Melissa Lee: I am advised that the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment collects the following demographic data relating to redundancies; Gender, Ethnicity Please also note that MBIE staff are not required to provide information about ethnicity and gender – this is voluntary. Therefore, information concerning ethnicity and gender is based on the voluntarily provided information only and is not a complete set of information for all staff who have left MBIE by way of redundancy.