Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Report – 2000 Appendix 2

Collection of Statistics

Since the establishment of the EEO database in 1987, statistics on staff have been kept up-to-date through the voluntary completion of an EEO New Appointment form by new recruits. At end June 2000 statistics were available for 99% of Reserve Bank staff.

During the year, statistics were collected by EEO group representation within salary ranges and classification levels, occupational groups, age distribution and staff movements (recruitment, transfers, promotions and resignations). Where available, information was also collected from external organisations for comparative purposes. Other statistics, collected predominantly by gender, include participation in training/development and study, composition of selection panels, resumptions and resignations following parental leave, use of carer's leave, exit interview data, nature of grievances reported to Grievance Authority, and incidence of part-time work.

The year 1991 is used as a historical point for comparisons of data as it marked a significant change in the Bank's work environment. Major restructuring of the Bank occurred during 1991 which saw a thorough reassessment of the resources needed to perform the Bank's functions, the introduction of a new broadbanded salary classification system, changes to selection procedures, new appraisal arrangements and a significant reduction in staff numbers.

There are eight occupational groupings under the ASCO system. This is the standard developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Positions are assigned an ASCO code based on the skill/knowledge requirements of the job. Examples of occupations in the Bank by ASCO occupational group are as follows:

ASCO Occupational Group Examples in the Reserve Bank
Managers & Administrators Heads of functional areas and senior managers.
Professionals Economists, analysts, accountants, computer programmers, graphic designers, archivists, and auditors.
Associate Professionals Computer function coordinators, foreign exchange dealers, administrative officers, and project officers.
Tradespersons & Related Workers Electricians, engineering tradespersons and printers.
 
Advanced Clerical & Service Workers Secretaries and personal assistants.
 
Intermediate Clerical & Service Workers Statistics clerks, tellers, payroll clerks and word processing operators.
 
Elementary Clerical & Service Workers Records clerks, switchboard operators, banknote processors, support officers and trainees.
Production, Transport & Manual Workers Storehands and drivers.
 

Appendix 2.1

Reserve Bank of Australia: Statistical Data

Representation within Salary Ranges
30 June 2000 Number (% of Total Staff Within Salary Range)
Salary NESB1 NESB2 ATSI PWD Women Men Total Staff
Below $20,000 3 7 19 17 36
  (8) (19)     (53) (47)  
$20,000 – $29,999 21 7 1 51 15 66
  (32) (11)   (2) (77) (23)  
$30,000 – $39,999 35 28 1 5 94 75 169
  (21) (17) (1) (3) (56) (44)  
$40,000 – $49,999 22 26 1 6 77 73 150
  (15) (17) (1) (4) (51) (49)  
$50,000 – $59,999 14 21 2 44 71 115
  (12) (18)   (2) (38) (62)  
$60,000 – $69,999 19 4 2 34 75 109
  (17) (4)   (2) (31) (69)  
$70,000 – $79,999 12 5 3 8 49 57
  (21) (9)   (5) (14) (86)  
$80,000 & over 10 6 1 1 23 63 86
  (12) (7) (1) (1) (27) (73)  
Total 136 104 3 20 350 438 788
  (17) (13)   (3) (44) (56)  
Total staff, excluding Europe & US staff.
  KEY
NESB1 People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 People with parents from non-English speaking backgrounds
ATSI Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
PWD People with disabilities
 

Appendix 2.2

Representation within Salaried Classification Levels
June 1999 and June 2000 Number (% of Total Staff Within Classification Level)
Levels NESB1 NESB2 ATSI PWD Women Men Total Staff
  99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00
L1 24 23 16 10 3 1 70 49 32 20 102 69
(24) (33) (16) (14)     (3) (1) (69) (71) (31) (29)    
L2 26 27 28 21 1 1 6 4 93 80 54 49 147 129
(18) (21) (19) (16) (1) (1) (4) (3) (63) (62) (37) (38)    
L3 28 28 28 27 1 1 5 4 100 89 81 69 181 158
(15) (18) (15) (17) (1) (1) (3) (3) (55) (56) (45) (44)    
L4 25 33 20 27 6 6 59 69 135 134 194 203
(13) (16) (10) (13)     (3) (3) (30) (34) (70) (66)    
L5 8 10 6 6 3 3 26 27 67 66 93 93
(9) (11) (6) (6)     (3) (3) (28) (29) (72) (71)    
L6 1 1 4 4 1     10 12 29 28 39 40
(3) (3) (10) (10)   (3)     (26) (30) (74) (70)    
L7 1 1 1 3 3 13 12 16 15
(6) (7) (6)           (19) (20) (81) (80)    
L8+ 1 1 1 1 15 15 15 15
(7) (7) (7) (7)             (100) (100)    
L1−8+
Total
114 124 104 96 2 3 23 18 361 329 426 393 787 722
(14) (17) (13) (13)     (3) (2) (46) (46) (54) (54)    
Other
Staff
8 12 12 8 2 5 2 22 21 51 45 73 66
(11) (18) (16) (12) (3)   (7) (3) (30) (32) (70) (68)    
Total 122 136 116 104 4 3 28 20 383 350 477 438 860 788
(14) (17) (13) (13)     (3) (3) (45) (44) (55) (56)    
Total staff, excluding Europe & US staff.
  KEY
Other Staff Maintenance staff, occupational health nurses, printing and publishing staff, support officers, trainees and cadets
NESB1 People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 People with parents from non-English speaking backgrounds
ATSI Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
PWD People with disabilities

Appendix 2.3

Representation within Occupational Groups
June 1999 and June 2000 Number (% of Total Staff Within Occupational Group)
Occupational
Group
NESB1 NESB2 ATSI PWD Women Men Total Staff
  99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00
Managers & Administrators 3 3 5 4 1 1 1 10 11 55 55 65 66
(5) (5) (8) (6)   (2) (2) (2) (15) (17) (85) (83)    
Professionals
 
49 57 44 43 11 10 113 121 208 207 321 328
(15) (17) (14) (13)     (3) (3) (35) (37) (65) (63)    
Associate Professionals 10 9 14 18 3 1 37 37 68 69 105 106
(10) (8) (13) (17)     (3) (1) (35) (35) (65) (65)    
Advanced
Clerical & Service
5 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 26 23     26 23
(19) (26) (15) (13) (4) (4) (4) (4) (100) (100)        
Intermediate Clerical & Service 29 35 33 27 1 1 9 6 142 115 82 59 224 174
(13) (20) (15) (16)   (1) (4) (3) (63) (66) (37) (34)    
Elementary Clerical & Service 24 25 14 7 2   3 1 54 42 45 31 99 73
(24) (34) (14) (10) (2)   (3) (1) (55) (58) (45) (42)    
Tradesperson
& Related
1   2 2         1 1 14 13 15 14
(7)   (13) (14)         (7) (7) (93) (93)    
Production,
Transport & Manual
1 1 5 4 5 4
(20) (25)                 (100) (100)    
Total
 
122 136 116 104 4 3 28 20 383 350 477 438 860 788
(14) (17) (13) (13)     (3) (3) (45) (44) (55) (56)    
Total staff, excluding Europe & (US staff.
  KEY
NESB1 People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 People with parents from non-English speaking backgrounds
ATSI Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
PWD People with disabilities

Appendix 2.4

Recruitment
Year to 30 June 1999 and 30 June 2000 Number
Occupational
Group
NESB1 NESB2 ATSI PWD Women Men Total Staff
  99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00
Managers & Administrators 1 1 1 1 1
Professionals 9 19 11 12 2 23 28 37 41 60 69
Associate Professionals 1 2 2 2 4 0
Advanced
Clerical & Service
1 1 0
Intermediate
Clerical & Service
8 4 3 1 18 7 6 6 24 13
Elementary
Clerical & Service
5 7 8 2 2 1 22 17 12 8 34 25
Tradespersons
& Related
1 3 2 3 2
Production
Transport & Manual
0 0
Total
(% of Total Recruitment)
23 30 25 15 2 1 3 66 52 61 58 127 110
(18) (27) (20) (14) (2) (1) (2)   (52) (47) (48) (53)    
Figures are based on total staff recruitment, excluding Europe & US staff. Includes trainees and cadets. 2000 figures exclude renewal of contract.
  KEY
NESB1 People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 People with parents from non-English speaking backgrounds
ATSI Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
PWD People with disabilities

Appendix 2.5

Promotions
Year to 30 June 1999 and 30 June 2000 Number
Occupational
Group
NESB1 NESB2 ATSI PWD Women Men Total Staff
  99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00
Managers & Administrators 2 1 2 1
Professionals 3 5 13 16 1 17 18 37 32 54 50
Associate Professionals   2 2 1 3 5 5 6 8
Advanced
Clerical & Service
1 0 1
Intermediate
Clerical & Service
4 6 9 6 2 15 11 18 12 33 23
Elementary
Clerical & Service
3 3 1 2 5 1
Tradespersons
& Related
0 0
Production
Transport & Manual
0 0
Total
(% of Total Promotions)
10 13 24 22 2 1 36 34 64 50 100 84
(10) (15) (24) (26)     (2) (1) (36) (40) (64) (60)    
Figures are based on total staff promotions, excluding Europe & US staff.
  KEY
NESB1 People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 People with parents from non-English speaking backgrounds
ATSI Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
PWD People with disabilities

Appendix 2.6

Resignations
Year to 30 June 1999 and 30 June 2000 Number (Percentage of Total)
Occupational
Group
NESB1 NESB2 ATSI PWD Women Men Total Staff
  99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00
Managers & Administrators 1 1 2 1 2
      (50)             (100) (100)    
Professionals 13 9 3 8 2 2 24 17 45 38 69 55
(19) (16) (4) (15)     (3) (4) (35) (31) (65) (69)    
Associate Professionals 1 1 1 1 3 2 11 9 14 11
    (7) (9)     (7) (9) (21) (18) (79) (82)    
Advanced
Clerical & Service
1 3 2 3 2
    (33)           (100) (100)        
Intermediate
Clerical & Service
8 3 18 10 4 2 57 36 37 20 94 56
(9) (5) (19) (18)     (4) (4) (61) (64) (39) (36)    
Elementary
Clerical & Service
9 3 11 8 1 2 1 2 42 29 24 24 66 53
(14) (6) (17) (15) (2) (4) (2) (4) (64) (55) (36) (45)    
Tradespersons
& Related
1 4 2 4 2
    (25)               (100) (100)    
Production
Transport & Manual
                           
Total
(% of Total Resignations)
30 15 35 28 1 2 8 7 129 86 122 95 251 181
(12) (8) (14) (15)   (1) (3) (4) (51) (48) (49) (52)    
Figures are based on total staff resignations, end of contract & redundancies below retirement age, excluding Europe & US staff.
2000 figures exclude renewal of contract
.
  KEY
NESB1 People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 People with parents from non-English speaking backgrounds
ATSI Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
PWD People with disabilities

Appendix 2.7

Retirements
Year to 30 June 1999 and 30 June 2000 Number (Percentage of Total)
Occupational
Group
NESB1 NESB2 ATSI PWD Women Men Total Staff
  99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00 99 00
Managers & Administrators 5 1 5 1
Professionals 1 3 1 3
Associate Professionals 6 6 0
Advanced
Clerical & Service
0 0
Intermediate
Clerical & Service
1 1 1 1 2 1
Elementary
Clerical & Service
2 2 0
Tradespersons
& Related
1 1 0 1
Production
Transport & Manual
0 0
Total
(% of Total Retirements)
1 1 1 15 6 16 6
(6) (17)             (6)   (94) (100)    
Figures are based on total staff retirements, redundancies above retirement age & early retirements, excluding Europe & US staff.
  KEY
NESB1 People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 People with parents from non-English speaking backgrounds
ATSI Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
PWD People with disabilities