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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

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