2021-02-09 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

 SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           9 FEBRUARY 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                               CURRENT PRIORITIES                              THE NEXT QUARTER
Workforce Planning                         Reviewed all draft documents in readiness       Progression of Workforce Planning             Work with Departments to
                                             for progressing workforce planning                (identified as a priority within Council’s      progress key priority areas and
                                             activities.                                       Operational Plan) scheduled as part of          commence operational workforce
                                                                                               2020/21 People & Culture Branch                 planning.
                                                                                               Plan.
                                                                                             Priority focus for workforce planning
                                                                                               for 2020/21 identified with Executive
                                                                                               Team.

Council’s Drug and Alcohol Policy          Random testing put on hold due to COVID-        Review of Drug and Alcohol policy to            Re-commence testing.
and Procedure                                19.                                               incorporate pre-employment medicals.

Employee Relations                           Review of P&C policies for compliance with    Resolution of any emerging workplace            Prepare for commencement of
                                               the Qld. Anti-Discrimination Act.               issues.                                           enterprise bargaining for the new
                                                                                             Endorsement of updated P&C policies.              Certified Agreement.

Employee Wellness Program                    Development of a wellbeing program to           Maintain wellness site with up to date,       Continue to identify initiatives for
                                               support the health and wellbeing of               relevant information and resources.             the wellbeing framework which
                                               employees during the COVID-19 pandemic          Implement initial organisational                will have a direct impact on
                                               and beyond.                                       wellbeing challenge.                            employees and increase
                                                                                                                                                 participation and engagement
                                                                                                                                                 with the Wellness Project.
                                                                                                                                               Resurvey employees to monitor
                                                                                                                                                 wellbeing.

Business as Usual activities                 Provide frontline response services to the      Provide response services as part of          Continue to provide response
Support the organisation with HRM              COVID-19 Taskforce Team including                 the COVID19 Taskforce Team.                     services to the COVID19
services incl. payroll, work health and        employee relations, wellbeing, deployment       Re-commence recruitment for key                 Taskforce Team.
safety, recruitment, on-boarding and           opportunities, implementing working from          positions.                                    Assess future work practices,
workplace relations.                           home arrangements and supporting                Finalise implementation of new T1 e-            policies and procedures post
                                               employees impacted by the temporary               recruitment module in partnership with          COVID-19.
                                               closure of Council facilities.                    ICT.                                          Review Payroll BCP.
                                             Director-preparation of 6 mthly                 Finalised the recruitment process for         Director-Review of work
                                               Establishment Management report to                the Payroll Supervisor.                         arrangements as a result of
                                               Council.                                        Finalise contract for the provision of          COVID-19.
                                                                                                 Employee Assistance Services.




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