2017-02-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                        7 FEBRUARY 2017



BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Enterprise Bargaining to develop a             Monitor the LG IR environment               Work co-operatively with the unions       The bargaining process is expected
Noosa Council Certified Agreement              Consider engagement requirements              and engaging with staff.                    to run at least 6 months from
                                                 and CA issues.                                                                            commencement.
Develop and implement management/            3 follow up sessions have been                Plan for remaining sessions and           2 remaining follow up sessions
leadership development program aimed           delivered focusing on behaviours that           supporting participants required to         planned for the next 6 months as the
at delivering ‘high potential’ leadership      demonstrate the desired leadership              consciously       monitor      their        LPI program is completed.
                                               practices.                                      improvement in the elements of the
                                                                                               LPI program.
WHS – Council’s WHS system                     Progression of the WHS plan.              Continue to evaluate WHS monitoring         Approval and implementation of a
                                               Improvements to reporting         and       and reporting systems.                        WHS monitoring and reporting
                                                 communicating WHS activities                                                              system.
WHS Awareness training                         WHS awareness training to all the           Progress a review of the WHS              Incorporate support    requirements
                                                 outdoor workforce.                            support required by Managers.               into training.
Workplace Relations                            Meeting of the Workplace Consultative       Evaluate implications and preparing       Research, cost and analyse the
                                                 Committee which is functioning well in        for changes to the new Qld. IR Act          impacts of legislative changes and
                                                 the lead up to the commencement of            and new LG Award before                     the best way forward for Noosa in the
                                                 Certified Agreement negotiations.             determining our approach to the next        Certified Agreement process.
                                               Monitored developments in new LG              Certified Agreement.                      Awaiting determination of new LG
                                                 Award and future changes to the Qld.        Develop in house training and               Award and new Qld. IR Act (1 Mar
                                                 IR Act.                                       briefing sessions for HR policies.          2017).
                                               12 HR policies have now been
                                                 formulated incorporating management,
                                                 union and staff consultation.
Business as Usual activities                   Provision of HR advice and coaching to      Partner with Supervisors and              Continued advice and support to
                                                 Managers and Directors on staff               Managers to develop effective teams         internal customers.
                                                 matters including WHS, training needs,        and    a   happy    safe    working
                                                 performance improvement, position             environment.
                                                 redesigns     and    service    review
                                                 considerations.




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