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Chapter ThreeRemuneration arrangementsThe remuneration arrangements for staff are setout in the 2011– 2014 Enterprise Agreement. Onestaff member’s remuneration was determined bythe Remuneration Tribunal. At 30 June 2012, thecurrent enterprise agreement covered 94 staff(including 10 casual staff). Five staff members werecovered by Australian Workplace Agreementsand six staff members were covered by IndividualFlexibility Arrangements (IFA). The Office does nothave performance-based pay arrangements. Thesalary ranges of Office employees by classificationstructure are set out in Appendix E.Staffing changes and statisticsIn 2011–12, the average staffing level for the Officewas 79.86. During the year there were 11 cessationsand 11 commencements.The Office’s staffing statistics, including informationon gender, part-time and full-time employment andclassification levels, as well as information providedin accordance with workplace diversity principles,are at Appendix E.Developing staffThe Office’s performance management systemprovides a framework to set work priorities,assess employee performance, provide feedback,and identify training and development needs. Tocomplement this, the Office has a learning anddevelopment framework to deliver opportunitiesaimed at improving staff skills and job knowledge,and providing for personal growth.The Trainee Case Officer Program providesstructured training and development over a twoyear period to prepare trainees for careers in theOffice and the wider public sector. Four traineeswho commenced in 2010 successfully completedthe program in June 2012, prior to moving intohonours case officer positions.Training opportunities provided to staff in 2011–12included a variety of in-house and external courseson leadership development, cross cultural awareness,fraud and risk awareness, information technologysecurity, workplace ethics and behaviours, writingskills, communication skills, presentation skills, firesafety, manual handling and first aid.The Office runs a comprehensive inductionprogram to welcome and orient new starters sothat they become productive as quickly as possible.Traineeships, apprenticeshipsand work experienceAlthough a small organisation, the Office, withits diverse work groups, was able to offerseveral traineeships, apprenticeships and workexperience placements based on horticulture andadministration. Additionally, two participants in theAustralian School-based Apprenticeship (ASBA)program worked part-time in the Office’s gardeningand business work groups.Work Health and SafetyoverviewWork health and safety structureand oversightThe Office attaches high priority to the wellbeing ofits workers and is committed to building a culturethat actively seeks to improve work practices andfosters attitudes which sustain a healthy and safework environment.The Governor-General, Mr Michael Bryce and the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Mr Stephen Brady with the Office’s2012 Australia Day Award recipients, Mr Todd Burns (second from left), Ms Cathy Burton (third from left), Ms Kerry Cox (secondfrom right) and Mr Nathan McKenzie (right).52 OFFICE OF THE OFFICIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL