2018-05-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                              A desktop audit has been performed
                                                by the auditor - LGW with the results
                                                currently being examined.
People and Culture Service Review             Consultant, David Spearritt engaged        Review process is in its final stages.      Service Review due to be completed
                                                to complete this Service Review.                                                           by May 2018.
Employee     scheduling,     time   and       Work      is   currently   underway        Project implementation will include         Project review and measurement of
attendance system (pilot project)               configuring an automated time,               rigorous testing for accuracy and             expected improvements such as
                                                attendance and scheduling system             reliability so that no errors in staff        reduced schedule creep and payroll
                                                that will assist supervisors at the          pay occurs.                                   efficiencies.
                                                NAC, Leisure Centre and customer
                                                service.
Business as Usual activities                  42 positions were advertised this          Continued provision of a high level         Continued provision of a high level
Support the organisation with payroll,          quarter compared to 30 in the                of     service    and      systems            of service.
work health and safety, recruitment, on-        previous quarter. 10 appointments            enhancements.
boarding and workplace relations.               were from internal applicants while
                                                the remaining 32 appointments were
                                                from external applicants.


Community Engagement
Website Project                               Coordinating Web Authors to                Liaise with ICT and LGAQ for                Work with ICT to implement Web
                                                complete ‘clean up’ of the site.             migration to new platform re: timing          Framework
                                              Undertook navigation consultation.           and resources.                              Work with ICT to prepare Web
                                              Liaised with LGAQ for possible             Finalise ‘clean up’ of site.                  Author team for migration to the new
                                                migration to new platform timing and       Finalise internal consultation on             platform in September.
                                                resources     –   now       confirmed        desired home page headings and
                                                September 2018.                              present to the ET.
                                                                                           Work with ICT to further develop the
                                                                                             Web Framework and Guideline.
Internal Communications Project               Reinforced     importance      of          eminding teams at team meetings            Work with ICT to fully use the
                                                communications with managers and             to improve internal communications.           revamped Intranet to improve
                                                Pelican Brief.                             Communications            requirements        internal communications
                                                                                             associated with a possible Intranet
                                                                                             migration to new platform.
                                                                                           Promoting ICT- led Office 365
                                                                                             training.
Intranet Project                              Content Maintenance Schedule               Finalise desired home page wire             Promote revamped Intranet as an
                                                active and Web Authors ‘cleaning             frame with ELT on current platform            improved internal communications
                                                up’ of site has progressed.                                                               tool


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