2008 Annual Report - Queensland Police Service - Queensland ...
2008 Annual Report - Queensland Police Service - Queensland ...
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The <strong>Service</strong> recognises its people are important.<br />
Health and wellbeing<br />
In 2007-08, the QPS invested in excess of $4 million to<br />
deliver a comprehensive suite of services supporting our<br />
employees’ physical and mental health.<br />
Our staff have access to a number of free and voluntary<br />
services, including:<br />
• The HealthStart Physical Assessment and Blood<br />
Test, which provides staff with an opportunity to<br />
assess their health, and detect and address health<br />
concerns before they become critical. It also provides<br />
the QPS with an overview of the organisation’s<br />
health to determine what initiatives should be<br />
introduced to support the good health of members.<br />
As part of this program members are offered health<br />
coaching to assist in improving their health through<br />
diet and physical exercise. Over 4 800 staff have<br />
participated.<br />
• The <strong>Service</strong> provides rehabilitation services to staff<br />
who have suffered occupational injuries or disease.<br />
These services are also offered to staff who become<br />
injured or ill outside work. Over 2 000 staff have<br />
been provided with rehabilitation assistance.<br />
• The <strong>Service</strong> funds external health care providers for<br />
case management and treatment of police officers<br />
who require assistance for alcohol or drug misuse.<br />
• The <strong>Service</strong> also employs psychologists and social<br />
workers within all regions, divisions and commands<br />
to provide confidential counselling, clinical and<br />
assessment services to our staff for both work and<br />
non-work issues.<br />
Balancing work and family<br />
Many members are now accessing part-time work<br />
options as a means of balancing their work and family<br />
responsibilities. As can be seen from the following<br />
table, the vast majority of these employees are women.<br />
Members working part-time<br />
Male Female Total<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Officers 34 318 352<br />
Staff Members 46 478 524<br />
In some instances, Child and Family Issues Committees<br />
were used effectively to facilitate negotiations for<br />
members wishing to convert to part-time hours. Further<br />
assistance has been provided through the development<br />
and launch of the Women’s Network Pregnancy<br />
Package in February <strong>2008</strong>. The package highlights<br />
policy, processes and legislation relevant to pregnancy<br />
in the workplace. The package is designed to assist<br />
pregnant employees, their managers, spouses and coworkers<br />
by providing an easy reference to all relevant<br />
information. The Pregnancy Package will be available<br />
as an online resource to all QPS employees in the near<br />
future.<br />
Voluntary early retirements<br />
There were no voluntary early retirement packages<br />
taken by employees in the 2007-08 financial year.<br />
Corporate Resource<br />
Management<br />
With honour we serve 63