Annual Report - City of Bayswater

City planning officers assisting with a development applicationExecutive ServicesOur PeopleDuring the year, the City continuedto focus on initiatives aimed atensuring that we continue to recruit,retain and train the workforceneeded to deliver a high quality ofservice to the community.By developing and maintaining anemployment environment wherestaff feel valued and are able todevelop both professionally andpersonally, the City ensures that ithas a highly skilled and motivatedworkforce to take forward the manyprograms and projects delivered toour residents.Learning and developmentThrough partnerships witheducational and professionalorganisations, the City provided avariety of support, ongoing trainingand professional development.During 2009-10, CentralInstitute of Technology (TAFE)provided funding for a variety oftraining opportunities for staffincluding administration, Homeand Community Care (HACC),apprentices and managementcourses to help achieve our aims.Study leave and financialcontributions towards tuitionfees were provided to supportstaff while ensuring the Citybenefits from updated knowledgeand skills.A major achievement for this yearwas the finalisation of a CollectiveAgreement for the outsideworkforce. This involved improvedconditions for employees in linewith current market rates andimproves attraction/retentionof staff.RepresentationPeople fromculturally diversebackgroundsWomenIndigenousAustraliansPeople withdisabilitiesMature workers10.0 percent69.0 percent2.1 percent0.6 percent34 percentOccupational healthand safetyThe City has taken a proactiveapproach to occupational healthand safety, particularly giventhe significant hazards faced bysome sections of our workforce.In 2009‐10, we continued tostrengthen our systems to managehazards and minimise injuries,and we refined our return to workstrategies to reduce the effects ofinjuries on the employee and theorganisation.6 city of bayswater annual report 2009-10