Annual Report 2006/07 (3841 kb) - City of Playford - SA.Gov.au

Workforce SizeThere is 13 Indigenous staff employed by Council, totalling 3.6% of the entire workforce.Employee Status No. PercentageCasual 30 8.24%Ongoing Full Time 209 57.42%Ongoing Part Time 57 15.66%Contract Leadership 1 0.27%Fixed Term Contract 40 10.99%Secondment 3 0.82%Contract Part Time 24 6.59%Total 364 100%Management RemunerationThe remuneration practices of the City of Playford should ensure that the organisation is competitive inattracting and retaining staff capable of delivering the communities and organisational desired outcomes. It isessential that the remuneration be perceived as equitable in terms of the market place and the complexity of therole. City of Playford’s continuing success in a competitive environment depends on the quality and motivationof its employees, which requires at a minimum that employees should receive appropriate remuneration for thework they undertake.Mercer Human Resource Consulting, experts in remuneration, was engaged in 2004 to review the managementremuneration practices of the City of Playford. A new remuneration model has been developed since theconclusion of the review. The new model aligns manager’s remuneration to a percentage of the CEOsremuneration, and is based on the individual’s competencies, experience and market value of the position. Thenew system was introduced in July 2006 and required the alignment of current remuneration to the new system.The alignment to the new system resulted in approximately an $83,000 (2%) variance above that budgetedfigure for the remuneration of management.The employment and contractual arrangements of the management group has also been reviewed tostandardise employment arrangements. The management contracts have been revised and six managers,previously employed under the City of Playford Enterprise Agreement have been employed under the newmanagement contracts. The six manager’s salaries were increased to compensate for loss of flexi time,overtime and employment under contractual arrangements. Two managers remain employed under the City ofPlayford Enterprise Agreement.34