Equity & Diversity Annual Report – 2008 Section 5: Appendices

Section 5.1: Equity & Diversity Policy Committee – Terms of Reference

Role

The role of the Committee is to assist the RBA to achieve its aims for equal opportunity in employment.

Functions

The Committee has the following functions:

  • To make recommendations to the RBA on equity and diversity principles and policy.
  • To keep under examination the development of an appropriate equity and diversity program for the RBA.
  • To monitor and report periodically to the Governor on these matters.

Membership

The Committee comprises four members:

  • Chairperson – appointed by the Governor;
  • Deputy Chairperson – Head of Personnel (ex-officio);
  • Union Representative – an employee nominated by the Reserve RBA Officers' Section of the Finance Sector Union; and
  • RBA Representative – an employee nominated by the RBA.

The members nominated by the Union and the RBA may each have an alternate. The Manager, Staff Relations & Conditions Section, Personnel Department, participates as a non-voting member in all meetings of the Committee. The Manager, Staff Training & Development also participates as a non-voting member in all meetings of the Committee. The Committee may invite participation in discussion by staff or unions representing particular work areas or having particular expertise in the matters under consideration.

Meetings

Three members must be present to constitute a quorum, including the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson; the RBA Representative or Alternate; the Union Representative or Alternate. The Senior Consultant, Staff Training & Development Section, acts as Secretary to the Committee (ex-officio).

Equity & Diversity Policy Committee
Chairperson Keith Hall
Deputy Chairperson Chris Aylmer
RBA Representative Ric Deverell
Union Representatives Elizabeth Derdowski & Karen Notley
Co-opted Member vacant
PD Management Representative Sonja Godfrey-Chan
Secretary Monica Walker

Section 5.2: Statistical Data Tables

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Representation within Salary Ranges
As at 30 June 2008
Number (% of Total Staff Within Salary Range)
Salary NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
Below $20,000 1 1   1 5 6 11
(9) (9)   (9) (45) (55)  
$20,000 – $29,999 8 10 2 2 18 23 41
(20) (24) (5) (5) (44) (56)  
$30,000 – $39,999 4 8 1 2 26 15 41
(10) (20) (2) (5) (63) (37)  
$40,000 – $49,999 17 12 1 4 42 21 63
(27) (19) (2) (6) (67) (33)  
$50,000 – $59,999 47 22   3 85 81 166
(28) (13)   (2) (51) (49)  
$60,000 – $69,999 25 17 1 12 54 54 108
(23) (16) (1) (11) (50) (50)  
$70,000 – $79,999 33 18 1 7 57 75 132
(25) (14) (1) (5) (43) (57)  
$80,000 – $89,999 15 8   2 22 33 55
(27) (15)   (4) (40) (60)  
$90,000 – $99,999 23 11   6 22 50 72
(32) (15)   (8) (31) (69)  
$100,000 & over 35 26 1 8 57 174 231
(15) (11)   (3) (25) (75)  
TOTAL 208 133 7 47 388 532 920
(23) (14) (1) (5) (42) (58)  
* Total Staff excludes 6 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York.

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NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with disabilities
Representation within Classification Levels
As at 30 June 2007 and 30 June 2008
Number (% of Total Staff Within Classification Level)
Levels NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08
L1 14 15 5 5 1 1 4 4 24 26 20 18 44 44
(32) (34) (11) (11) (2) (2) (9) (9) (55) (59) (45) (41)    
L2 28 26 12 16 2 1 4 4 60 54 25 28 85 82
(33) (32) (14) (20) (2) (1) (5) (5) (71) (66) (29) (34)    
GR 15 21 11 10     3 1 23 34 51 57 74 91
(20) (23) (15) (11)     (4) (1) (31) (37) (69) (63)    
L3 48 47 25 24 2 2 11 12 95 97 63 61 158 158
(30) (30) (16) (15) (1) (1) (7) (8) (60) (61) (40) (39)    
L3/4 6 6 12 10     6 3 22 23 57 60 79 83
(8) (7) (15) (12)     (8) (4) (28) (28) (72) (72)    
L4 61 66 27 30     15 13 80 87 109 119 189 206
(32) (32) (14) (15)     (8) (6) (42) (42) (58) (58)    
L5 15 16 18 19     4 4 36 34 90 89 126 123
(12) (13) (14) (15)     (3) (3) (29) (28) (71) (72)    
L6 4 5 7 8     2 2 14 16 36 36 50 52
(8) (10) (14) (15)     (4) (4) (28) (31) (72) (69)    
DH         1 1     2 2 9 10 11 12
        (9) (8)     (18) (17) (82) (83)    
HD+ 1 1 1 1     2 1 2 3 25 24 27 27
(4) (4) (4) (4)     (7) (4) (7) (11) (93) (89)    
L1-HD+ 192 203 118 123 6 5 51 44 358 376 485 502 843 878
TOTAL (23) (23) (14) (14) (1) (1) (6) (5) (42) (43) (58) (57)    
OTHER
STAFF		 6 5 4 10 1 2 1 3 15 12 29 30 44 42
(14) (12) (9) (24) (2) (5) (2) (7) (34) (29) (66) (71)    
TOTAL 198 208 122 133 7 7 52 47 373 388 514 532 887 920
(22) (23) (14) (14) (1) (1) (6) (5) (42) (42) (58) (58)    
* Total Staff excludes 6 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York.

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GR – Graduates hired under the Graduate Development Program.
DH – Deputy Heads of Department
HD+ – Heads of Department, Governors
Other Staff – Legal Counsel, Printing & Publishing staff, Maintenance staff, Support Officers, Trainees and Cadets.
NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with disabilities
Representation within Occupational Groups
As at 30 June 2007 and 30 June 2008
Number (% of Total Staff Within Occupational Group)
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08
Managers 6 7 9 10 1 1 6 4 19 22 75 79 94 101
(6) (7) (10) (10) (1) (1) (6) (4) (20) (22) (80) (78)    
Professionals 107 120 68 69     27 22 171 184 304 326 475 510
(23) (24) (14) (14)     (6) (4) (36) (36) (64) (64)    
Technicians & Trade Workers 16 15 7 10     5 5 14 13 48 45 62 58
(26) (26) (11) (17)     (8) (9) (23) (22) (77) (78)    
Clerical & Administrative Workers 68 65 37 42 6 6 14 16 167 167 79 78 246 245
(28) (27) (15) (17) (2) (2) (6) (7) (68) (68) (32) (32)    
Community & Personal Services 1 1 1 1         2 2 5 2 7 4
(14) (25) (14) (25)         (29) (50) (71) (50)    
Machinery Operators & Drivers       1             3 2 3 2
      (50)             (100) (100)    
TOTAL 198 208 122 133 7 7 52 47 373 388 514 532 887 920
(22) (23) (14) (14) (1) (1) (6) (5) (42) (42) (58) (58)    
Total Staff excludes 6 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with disabilities
Recruitment
Year to 30 June 2007 and 30 June 2008
Number
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08
Managers                     1 4 1 4
Professionals 26 27 9 7       1 27 31 53 70 80 101
Technicians & Trade Workers 2   3 2           2 12 6 12 8
Clerical & Administrative Workers 3 4 3 8 1 2   2 15 18 7 15 22 33
Community & Personal Service Workers                            
Machinery Operators & Drivers       1               1   1
TOTAL 31 31 15 18 1 2   3 42 51 73 96 115 147
% of Total Recruitment (27) (21) (13) (12) (1) (1)   (2) (37) (35) (63) (65)    
Figures are based on total staff recruitment. Includes trainees and cadets. Excludes renewal of contract.
Excludes locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with disabilities
Promotions
Year to 30 June 2007 and 30 June 2008
Number
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08
Managers 1 1 3 1         3 3 18 9 21 12
Professionals 6 12 9 7     4 1 21 20 32 34 53 54
Technicians & Trade Workers 3 2   1       1 2 2 4 4 6 6
Clerical & Administrative Workers 10 2 2 4 1       19 11 12 2 31 13
Community & Personal Service Workers                            
Machinery Operators & Drivers                            
TOTAL 20 17 14 13 1   4 2 45 36 66 49 111 85
(% of Total Promotions) (18) (20) (13) (15) (1)   (4) (2) (41) (42) (59) (58)    
Excludes locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with disabilities
Separations
Year to 30 June 2007 and 30 June 2008
Number (Percentage of Total)
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08
Managers     1       1   1   5 2 6 2
    (50)       (50)   (50)   (250) (100)    
Professionals 12 13 5 5     5 4 16 20 44 44 60 64
(19) (20) (8) (8)     (8) (6) (25) (31) (69) (69)    
Technicians & Trade Workers             1   2 1 3 6 5 7
            (14)   (29) (14) (43) (86)    
Clerical & Administrative Workers 3 1 1 2   2     16 10 4 9 20 19
(16) (5) (5) (11)   (11)     (84) (53) (21) (47)    
Community & Personal Service Workers                       2   2
                      (100)    
Machinery Operators & Drivers 1                   1 1 1 1
(100)                   (100) (100)    
TOTAL 16 14 7 7   2 7 4 35 31 57 64 92 95
(% of Total Departures) (17) (15) (8) (7)   (2) (8) (4) (38) (33) (62) (67)    
Figure are based on total staff terminations, excluding retirements. Excludes staff retired at end of contract.
Excludes 3 spearates of locally-employed staff in London and New York.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with disabilities
Retirements
Year to 30 June 2007 and 30 June 2008
Number
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08 07 08
Managers             1 2     2 4 2 4
Professionals 1 2         2     1 3 6 3 7
Technicians & Trade Workers   1         1 1   1 1 1 1 2
Clerical & Administrative Workers   3               4 1   1 4
Community & Personal Service Workers                       1   1
Machinery Operators & Drivers                       1   1
TOTAL 1 6         4 3   6 7 13 7 19
(% of Total Retirements) (14) (32)         (57) (16)   (32) (100) (68)    
Figures are based on total staff retirements, redundancies above retirement age & early retirements.
Excludes locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with disabilities