HUNDREDS of police, justice and health workers will be sacked with the Baillieu Government sneaking out details after public servants had gone home.

The Government revealed plans to axe 3615 public sector jobs across 13 departments.

Raising fears for public safety, health and concerns about potential road carnage and gridlock, the Government released an outline of the jobs it intends to slash to balance the state Budget.

There will be 350 people sacked from Victoria Police, 480 jobs cut at the Department of Justice, 450 at VicRoads and 500 at the Department of Human Services.

Significant job losses were also revealed for the Department of Sustainability and Environment (400), Education and Early Childhood department (400) and Department of Health (200).

Only 50 jobs will be cut from the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

The Government previously announced 3600 public service job cuts, but did not identify them.

Premier Ted Baillieu said the job losses would not apply to "frontline service delivery roles", but there were fears the cuts would have a major impact on key services.

Police Association secretary Greg Davies said there would be fewer police on the beat.

Public Sector Union state secretary Karen Batt said most of those to be sacked would have left work unaware of their fate with the Government releasing a statement about 5pm.

"The timing of announcement shows the contempt the Government has for its workforce," she said.

"People get to find out the detail by reading about it in the newspaper."

Opposition employment spokesman Tim Pallas said the cuts would have a "massive impact" on key services.

"While Mr Baillieu and his ministers enjoy the winter break on holiday from Parliament, thousands of Victorian workers discover they will be joining the unemployment queue," he said.

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WHERE THE JOBS WILL BE LOST

Business and Innovation: 100

Education and Early Community Development: 400

Health: 200

Human Services: 500

Justice: 480

Planning and Community Development: 140

Premier and Cabinet: 50

Primary Industries: 200

Sustainability and Environment: 400

Transport: 175

Treasury: 170

Victoria Police: 350

VicRoads: 450

TOTAL: 3615

Originally published as Ted sneaks out details of 3600 job cuts