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Sustainability Report 2005-2006

Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 2007

Social Performance at a glance

Social Performance at a glance
Social sustainability aspect	Issue	GRI	Goals met? 2005-06	Goals 2006-07
Employment	Breakdown of workforce	LA1
	Employment creation and turnover	LA2	Propose suitable strategies regarding exit survey outcomes with alignment to the 2004 staff survey through DEH’s Workforce Management Committee by end 2005	Develop initial Workforce Plan by December 2006 Develop range of retention strategies targeted at different segments of our workforce which have higher than average turnover rates, by 31 December 2007 Increase graduate intake for 2007 up to a total of 30 people
	Employee benefits	LA12	Complete analysis of childcare feasibility study by June 2006	Implement undertakings in the 2006-09 Collective Agreement regarding benefits for employees
Labour/Management Relations	Collective bargaining	LA3
Labour/Management Relations	Staff consultation and representation	LA4 LA13 HR5	Complete projects relating to 2004 staff survey by early 2006	Conduct 2006 staff survey with results available by February 2007
Health and Safety	OH&S systems and practices	LA5 LA14 LA6 LA15	Fully implement reporting system for OH&S by early-to mid-2006	Review all DEH OH&S policies and procedures by July 2007
Health and Safety	Injuries and absenteeism	LA7		Analyse and develop policies in relation to unscheduled absences by 30 June 2007
Training and Education	Employee education, training and development	LA9 LA16 LA17	Continue to meet the international standard for Investors in People (IiP) accreditation in 2005-06 Complete the identification of critical competencies and roles by mid-2006, with regular updates to occur Complete implementation of the revised documentation for the performance and development scheme by January 2006 Commence the Management Supervisory and Leadership training programme by early 2006 Implement the Online Orientation Programme by Dec 2005	Maintain IiP accreditation at each assessment Conduct leadership programme, and project management learning and & development activities by 30 June 2007 Implement the online orientation programme by December 2006
Opportunity and Diversity	Equal opportunity and diversity	LA10 LA11 HR4	Complete implementation of the Disability Action Plan will occur during 2005-06 An effective methodology to collect statistics on employee diversity will be established by end of 2005	Provide the opportunity for all staff to attend diversity awareness programmes during 2006-07 Work towards the implementation of the Framework for Employment of People with a Disability in the Australian Public Service (APS)
People Strategy and Management	Human rights	HR1 HR2 HR3 HR8 HR6		Conduct a check of uniform procurements to ensure appropriate human rights performance by suppliers, by end June 2007
Disciplinary Practices	Appeals and grievances	HR9 HR10
Indigenous Rights	Indigenous people	HR12 HR13 HR14	Implementation of the Indigenous Career Development and Recruitment Strategy will occur by June 2006	Revise Indigenous Career Development and Recruitment Strategy and implement by end calendar 2007
Community	Community impacts	SO1 SO4	During 2005-06 promote the use of appropriate leave for volunteer work	Continue to provide staff with access to leave to undertake volunteer work
Bribery and Corruption	Bribery and corruption policies	SO2
Privacy	Privacy systems and complaints	PR3 PR11
Administrative Efficiency and Quality	Administrative efficiency and quality	AE1 PR8		Develop a strategy for stakeholder engagement by June 2007

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