Annual Report 2005-06 - NSW Food Authority - NSW Government

Organisational changeThe Authority has a positive approach to change. During2005/06 the Executive and staff developed a MasterChange Plan, which identified nine broad areas of workthat needed completing in the next few years to help usdevelop as an organisation.Moreover, the Authority continued to implement its‘Blueprint for Organisational Change’ strategy to fillpositions in the new organisational structure, in line withgovernment policy and practice. The entire process hasbeen successfully facilitated by the Departmental JointConsultative Committee, comprising management andunion representatives.A Goal Setting, Development and Review System was inplace to focus on individual staff development andencourage a constant dialogue between staff andmanagers. This is to be supplemented by a majororganisation-wide management development program,the Skills for Success Program, which was finalisedduring the past year and will commence in July 2006.Exceptional movements in wages, salariesor allowances in 2005/06On 16 February 2005, the NSW Industrial Commissionmade the Crown Employees (Public Sector – SalariesAward 2004) Award by consent between the PublicEmployment Office and the Public Service andProfessional Officers Association (PSA). The Awardprovided for:• an increase to salaries and related allowances of fourpercent from the first full pay period on or after 1 July2004;• a further increase of four percent from the first full payperiod on or after 1 July 2005; and• four percent from the first full pay period on or after 1July 2006.A Memorandum of Understanding between theGovernment and the Public Service and ProfessionalOfficers Association provided for a further fourpercent increase from the first full pay period on orafter 1 July 2007.The non-salary enhancements agreed to by the partiesregarding maternity leave, paternity leave, and enhancedextended leave provisions were formalised by a variationto the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions ofEmployment) Award.Equal employment opportunity (EEO)The Authority continued to maintain support for theprinciples of equal employment opportunity.Females now comprise 47 percent of the organisationcompared to 36 percent in June 2004. There was asignificant rise in the number of successful femalecandidates for full-time permanent positions with rates ofpay over $97,932.The Departmental Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)continued to successfully monitor the application of anapproved policy and procedure document entitled ‘Blueprintfor Organisational Change’ over the last year as theAuthority’s major restructure was bedded down. The JCCmonitored fair and equitable procedures during the process.A total of 10 female staff attended events, such as theInternational Women’s Day Conference, the Conferencefor Women in the Public Sector, and the Women andLeadership Forum.NSW Food Authority Annual Report 2005/2006 I Service Group 739