Note: ‘Executive level’ includes CFO and DGM PCC role, which while ASC 8 level, are full members of the ASC Executive based on defined roles such as membership of executive and inclusion in executive level decision making.

• 45 – employees working under flexible work arrangements
• 42 – employees achieving long service awards
• 92% of employees feel fairly treated irrespective of race, gender or sexual orientation
• 96% of employees feel physically safe at work

Enterprise bargaining

Bargaining for a new ASC enterprise agreement concluded in late 2015 and the proposed Agreement was approved by the Public Service Commissioner on 16 December 2015. A staff ballot was conducted in January 2016, with a substantial majority (95 per cent) approving the new three-year Agreement. The Fair Work Commission subsequently approved the ASC Enterprise Agreement 2016 – 2019 with a commencement date of 19 February 2016.

The Agreement provides a total pay rise of 9 per cent over three years for approximately 80 per cent of the workforce, and introduces a new classification and remuneration structure. It is underpinned by commensurate cash and productivity savings. The agreement demonstrates the ASC’s commitment to achieving a positive outcome for employees within the public sector bargaining framework.

Work health and safety

The ASC Work Health and Safety (WHS) Policy outlines the ASC’s commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace for staff and visitors and our approach to continuous improvement of health and safety. The WHS Policy and operations are overseen by the ASC Work Health & Safety Governance Forum and the WorkSafe Committee.

The WHS Governance Forum provides leadership and strategic oversight of workplace health and safety management systems and employee rehabilitation. The forum is responsible for ensuring compliance and overseeing performance reporting, including periodic reporting to the ASC Executive and the ASC’s Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.

The WorkSafe Committee is an operationally focused consultative forum which comprises employee Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) and senior management. The committee meets every two months and three HSRs from the committee are also members of the WHS Governance Forum.

Key initiatives during 2015–16 included:

• the formal adoption and implementation of a Smoke Free Workplaces and Premises Policy
• refinement of the WHS and rehabilitation management systems performance reporting
• implementation of a new medical expenses model, which enables employees to recover certain medical costs prior to completion of an expected successful workers compensation claim
• provision of education and training on mental health first aid, workplace bomb threats, hostile intruders and bullying and harassment
• completion of the annual program of WHS-related training and workplace hazard inspections.

Notifiable incidents

A total of seven incidents arising from the conduct of ASC business were reported during 2015–16. There were no investigations undertaken in 2015–16 under Part 10 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.