2020-08-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                       11 AUGUST 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
People and Culture
Leadership     Group     Development      Promote the progress and purpose             Review the program for 20/21 and          Two follow up sessions have been
Program                                     of the group to teams and the                  organise development sessions.              scheduled with the Leadership
                                            organisation, reinforcing the agreed                                                       Group between July and December
                                            values which have been adopted by                                                          2020 to check in and reinforce the
                                            the group.                                                                                 agreed values.
Mentoring Program                         Check-ins with mentor pairs for              Program put on hold for the majority      Re-engage the mentoring program.
                                            feedback on the relationship in the            of participants due to competing
                                            current climate.                               priorities for both mentors and
                                                                                           mentees.
Young Employees Program                   Program put on hold due to COVID-            Program is on hold due to COVID-          Recommence the program pending
                                            19                                             19.                                         budget, availability of participants
                                                                                                                                       and external influences.
Traineeships                              Recruitment of trainees put on hold          Place bid for one additional trainee      Resume recruitment process for two
                                            due to COVID-19 restrictions and               in Community Support (commencing            trainees       (ICT/      Economic
                                            limited resources.                             2021).                                      Development) that were put on hold
                                                                                                                                       due to COVID19.
                                                                                                                                     Consider future opportunities for
                                                                                                                                       traineeships in the event of govt.
                                                                                                                                       funding being made available.
Work Health and Safety                    Managed Workcover claims and                 Implementation of the new WH&S            Implementation of the new WHS
                                            supported employees in suitable                Management System Plan.                     Management Plan and training
                                            duties     and   return    to    work        Continuous improvement of the               programme.
                                            programmes.                                    WHS       system     and     Safety       Identify and implement strategies to
                                          Development of TAKE 5 papers to                Awareness.                                  reduce workcover premiums.
                                            reflect    COVID-19     safe     work        Ongoing management of cases to            Continue to roll out the SKYTRUST
                                            practices.                                     achieve better claim and return to          system in a staged process.
                                          Modification of work practices (eg:            work outcomes.                            Identify and implement strategies to
                                            number of passengers in vehicles)            Providing    COVID-19     response          improve      Council’s    workcover
                                            to reflect COVID-19 restrictions.              services.                                   premiums.
                                          Complete project plan for the                Implementation of the SKYTRUST
                                            SKYTRUST                          pilot        system for identified pilot groups
                                            (WHS/rehabilitation system).                   (Parks and Gardens, Libraries and
                                                                                           Galleries).




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