2018-05-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                              THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                                                                                                            Coordinate Complaints Management
                                                                                                                                              training to be delivered to relevant
                                                                                                                                              staff.


People and Culture
Negotiating the new Certified Agreement       The Noosa Council Draft CA has              Staff will have a 2 week consultation         Certification of the Agreement by the
                                                been endorsed by Unions with a                process to review the new CA prior              QIRC and implementation.
                                                successful vote from members.                 to a formal vote.
                                              Communications with staff have              Setting up an electronic voting
                                                indicated a general acceptance of             system so that both paper and time
                                                the CA terms and conditions.                  are saved. This will be a significant
                                                                                              improvement on all past voting
                                                                                              processes.
Workplace Health and Safety        incl.     WH&S System management Plan                  Ensure that staff utilise the skills and      All corporate WHS training has been
Training and Assessments                       endorsed by CEO march 2018.                    practices they have developed as                delivered for the year. The next
                                            A comprehensive WHS training                    part of the training.                           quarter will also focus on ensuring
                                               program       has     been    delivered                                                        the return on investment occurs
                                               including:                                                                                     through improved practices and
                                              -     WHS         Refresher     Training                                                        reduced injuries.
                                                    delivered in-house (425 staff in
                                                    preparation of the audit)
                                              -     Driver awareness training for
                                                    staff that drive Council vehicles
                                              -     Manual handling training
                                              -     First aid training
                                              -     Audiometric testing and risk
                                                    awareness.
Supervisor Development Program              24 participants are enrolled to               Feedback from participants has                Monitoring        feedback       from
                                               complete the 5-day program that will           been very good so far with the one              participants to ensure the program is
                                               run over 5 months and commenced                on     one      coaching    assisting           relevant to their needs and the
                                               in February.                                   Supervisors to develop real solutions           needs of Council.
                                                                                              to current issues.
Work health and safety audit                  All WHS procedures and safe work            Adam Stevenson from LGW will                  Rectifications from the full audit will
                                                method statements have been                   conduct a full audit on site over 4             need to be addressed and any major
                                                revised so they comply with the new           days in May. Final preparations are             issues dealt with quickly.
                                                WHS legislation due to take effect 1          occurring for his interviews with staff.
                                                July 2018.



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