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Zoological Parks Authority ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Disclosures and Legal Compliance
Other Financial Disclosures
Employment and Industrial Relations continued
Workforce Diversity
Target
2011‐12
%
Achieved
2011‐12
%
Achieved
2010‐11
%
Women in management Tier 1 100 100 100
Women in management Tier 2&3 55 55 55
Indigenous Australians 2 0.8 1.6
People with disabilities 6.6 5.7 6.0
People from culturally diverse backgrounds 8 7.7 6.9
Youth (15 to 24 years) 13.4 12.1 14.5
Industrial Relations
Negotiations for a replacement Zoological Parks Authority (Operations) Agreement commenced
in 2011‐12. The current agreement is due to expire on 1 January 2013. All staff received wage
increases in line with the Public Sector Wages Policy.
A breakdown of the staff profile by applicable industrial agreement follows:
Permanent Contract Casual Proportion of
Total Staff
%
Government Officers 73 15 50 56.1
Zoo Operations 76 12 17 42.7
Building &
Engineering Trades
3 0 0 1.2
Total 152 27 67 100%
Workforce Planning and Staff Development
The Zoo has developed a Workforce Plan to
help identify current and future workforce needs
over the next three years. The Plan incorporates
strategies that respond to sector-wide
workforce issues and is combined with our
Equal Opportunity Management Plan. Central
to this plan are the priorities to attract and
retain appropriately skilled staff, offer ongoing
developmental opportunities and identify our
emerging leaders for succession planning.
The Zoo continued to promote a workplace
which encourages staff learning and
development. Staff received support for
attendance at workshops and seminars,
presentations at conferences, study
assistance for formal studies, workplace
assessments, recognition of prior learning,
professional development assistance for in‐situ
conservation, conference attendance and
volunteer work.
The Zoo also continued to provide support
for formal programs including Indigenous
Cadetships, School-based Traineeship,
Certificate III in Captive Animals and Public
Sector Leadership Programs. In addition, 65
people were provided with work experience
opportunities in the reporting period.
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