REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
People at DLI
Industrial Arrangements
There has been no change in the industrial arrangements for DLI staff during the 2004/2005 financial year, with the majority of staff continuing to be employed under the Public Service General Agreement 2002. Negotiations for a replacement general agreement have taken place, with the Public Service General Agreement 2004 being lodged for registration. DLI, along with other agencies, was consulted by Government as part of the negotiation process.
The DLI Agency-Specific Agreement has also continued to apply for hours of work arrangements.
Following extensive consultation with staff regarding DLI's transition to a statutory authority, Strategic Human Resources undertook further discussions with the CPSU/CSA, and central Government agencies in order to finalise the staffing arrangements that will apply once DLI becomes a statutory authority. In October 2003, Cabinet endorsed the proposed staffing arrangements when it approved the drafting of a Bill to establish the statutory authority. This will include changes to the industrial arrangements for current staff.
Staff appointed or promoted after the establishment of the statutory authority will be employed under the authority’s enabling legislation and will be covered by the Government Officers’ Salaries, Allowances and Conditions (GOSAC) Award and General Agreement. Existing staff will transition to the new authority as public servants for a period of 24 months at which point they will transfer to GOSAC.
While these new arrangements will not result in a material change to current employment conditions, they will align the statutory authority's staffing arrangements with those of other commercially focused statutory authorities. DLI will continue to consult with staff on the impact of these arrangements as the transition to a statutory authority progresses.
Employee Profile
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2004/2005
% of employees
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Business Services
Information Access
Information Management
Information Services
Office of Chief Executive
WA Land Information Systems
Strategic Planning and Development
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5.90
17.19
14.58
56.17
1.49
1.12
3.55
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DLI’s average FTE level for 2004/2005 was 803.05 full-time equivalent employees. During the year 204 vacant positions were filled on a permanent or fixed term basis.
Workers' Compensation Statistics for 2004/2005
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2003/2004 |
2004/2005 |
Number of claims
*Lost time injury/disease frequency rate
Estimated cost of claims incurred per $100 wage roll
Premium rate
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8
40.09
0.62
0.38
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10
61.4
0.3674
0.39
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*Lost time injury/disease frequency rate – the number of lost time injuries/diseases where one day or more was lost expressed per million hours worked in this financial year (calculated based on Risk Cover parameters).
EAP usage rate
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2003/2004 |
2004/2005 |
| Employee Assistance Program Usage Rate
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6.5%*
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9.2%**
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*6.5% is actual figure for 2003/2004. A projected figure of 5% was reported in last year’s Annual Report.
** Projected annual rate.
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