Glossary Full time equivalent (FTE) Management tiers One FTE is one person paid for a full time Linked to decision-making responsibility, Aboriginal Australians position. rather than salaries. People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait FTE totals include all current employees Tier 1 Islander descent who identify and are except board members (unless they are on a Directs and is responsible for the public accepted as such by the community in which public sector authority payroll), trainees authority, and its overall development. they live. engaged through any traineeship program, Has ultimate control of, and responsibility award or agreement, and casuals who were Academic staff for, the layers of management. not paid in the final pay period for the A person who is employed by a public Typical titles include Director General, financial year. university as an academic member of the Chief Executive Officer, General FTE calculations do not include any time that workforce. Manager, Executive Director and is not ordinary time paid, such as overtime Commissioner. Authority and public authority and flex-time. Tier 2 The terms and authority’ are ‘authority’ ‘public General staff defined at Section 138 and 139(9) of the EO Reports to Tier 1 and assists Tier 1 by A person who is employed by a public Act respectively. implementing organisational plans. university as a non-academic member of the Is directly responsible for leading and Distribution (‘equity index’) workforce. directing the work of other managers of The index’ determines the distribution ‘equity Headcount functional departments. of a diversity group across salary bands. May be responsible for managing Number of employees directly employed by a The ideal index is 100, with an index of less professional and special employees. public sector authority at a point in time, than 100 indicating that a diversity group is Does not include professional and regardless of employment type. concentrated at lower salary bands. An equity graduate employees, such as engineers, Indoor workers index greater than 100 indicates the group is medical practitioners and accountants concentrated at the higher salary bands. Employees in local governments who are unless they have a primary management generally office-based. function.
Glossary Aboriginal Australians People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who identify and are accepted as such by the community in which they live. Academic staff A person who is employed by a public university as an academic member of the workforce. Authority and public authority The terms ‘authority’ and ‘public authority’ are defined at Section 138 and 139(9) of the EO Act respectively. Distribution (‘equity index’) The ‘equity index’ determines the distribution of a diversity group across salary bands. The ideal index is 100, with an index of less than 100 indicating that a diversity group is concentrated at lower salary bands. An equity index greater than 100 indicates the group is concentrated at the higher salary bands. Full time equivalent (FTE) One FTE is one person paid for a full time position. FTE totals include all current employees except board members (unless they are on a public sector authority payroll), trainees engaged through any traineeship program, award or agreement, and casuals who were not paid in the final pay period for the financial year. FTE calculations do not include any time that is not ordinary time paid, such as overtime and flex-time. General staff A person who is employed by a public university as a non-academic member of the workforce. Headcount Number of employees directly employed by a public sector authority at a point in time, regardless of employment type. Indoor workers Employees in local governments who are generally office-based. Management tiers Linked to decision-making responsibility, rather than salaries. Tier 1 Directs and is responsible for the public authority, and its overall development. Has ultimate control of, and responsibility for, the layers of management. Typical titles include Director General, Chief Executive Officer, General Manager, Executive Director and Commissioner. Tier 2 Reports to Tier 1 and assists Tier 1 by implementing organisational plans. Is directly responsible for leading and directing the work of other managers of functional departments. May be responsible for managing professional and special employees. Does not include professional and graduate employees, such as engineers, medical practitioners and accountants unless they have a primary management function.
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