Staff commitment to excellence, workplace relations and safety are such an important part of any organisation’s ability to deliver good results - and no less for our council.
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A few months ago I reported on council’s trainee and apprenticeship program, which demonstrated PMHC’s long-standing support of trainee employees and the young people of our community.
At last month’s council meeting we received the second of two workplace reports I’d requested, this time covering PMHC support of diversity in the workplace and promotion of high levels of employee engagement.
It’s not often we get statistics from the council workplace, and we should.
The report showed council is well above the NSW average in retaining staff, with staff turnover steadily declining over the past four years from the NSW average of 11 per cent staff change annually, down to 8 per cent at PMHC in the past year.
Council has an active Equal Opportunity Plan for engagement and retention across cultural, gender and disability differences.
There is a strong engagement program - with 90 voluntary staff involvement towards ensuring that all staff are encouraged and committed to look for ways to innovate and do things better.
Absenteeism at PMHC is low, with an average only 4.6 days per year sickness absence, compared to 6.4 days at NSW average.
Safety is very important, with surveys showing the high value of people looking out for each other.
In terms of safety, PMHC has only 20 lost time injury days compared to a NSW average of 63, an excellent result which has benefits for not just council, but for the community as a whole.
These are tremendous results, which cannot be assumed but demand ongoing commitment.
But as a snapshot in time, the workplace reports show council is dedicated to looking after its employees, and that should be of comfort to the entire community.
Cr Intemann’s stories from a civic heart are her opinions and not necessarily council’s.