2006-2007 Annual Report - Disability Services Commission

4.5 Other Legal Requirements
- non-government organisations advised of forthcoming consultations via
broadcast email.
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Details of Commission job vacancies are emailed directly to specialist disability
employment agencies.
The Commission’s DAIP is provided on request in alternative formats and on the
Commission’s website at www.disability.wa.gov.au.
4.5.4 Equal Employment Opportunity Outcomes
The Commission conducted a number of equal employment initiatives during the
year. These included:
progressing the Commission’s Equity and Diversity Management Plan 2006–
2010, with the first year action plan endorsed in November 2006;
conducting Harmony Week activities, with more than 60 staff across the
Commission participating;
conducting Equity and Diversity Steering Committee (EDSC) meetings;
ensuring the majority of Directorates had operational plans with equity and
diversity goals;
reviewing grievance policy and procedures to include discrimination,
harassment and bullying, with two information sessions delivered by Human
Resources;
appointing four new grievance contact officers as part of the Grievance Contact
Officer Network;
conducting a staff survey in the Accommodation Services Directorate to
determine perceptions about working conditions and flexible work initiatives;
including a value statement in job advertisements encouraging people from
equity groups to apply for positions at the Commission;
conducting training on recruitment, selection and appointment processes for
line managers. No Public Sector Standard breach claims upheld;
implementing the Culturally Appropriate Service Provision Plan 2006–2008
Framework and Action Plan;
enhancing the process to increase the recruitment of people with disabilities,
Aboriginal people, youth and people from culturally diverse backgrounds;
providing five people with disabilities with the opportunity to undertake work
experience at the Commission;
implementing targeted diversity recruitment initiatives and establishing a
memorandum of understanding with Marr Mooditj to increase recruitment and
retention strategies of Aboriginal people;
continuing to focus on the recruitment and retention of youth, with six young
people undertaking work experience, five trainees employed and six trainees to
be taken on in 2007–2008; and
reporting equity and diversity statistics to the EDSC and the Commission’s
Corporate Executive each quarter.
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