the State Service and the respective Labour Hire companies and evaluate whether the agreement considers the necessary aspects as required by the State Service and also as evidenced in global best practice. Casual Workers: Have all casual If casual worker has Select a sample of casual Assess the employees progressed to fixed term workers that have been progression from promoted to fixed employee, has an appointed to fixed term casual worker to term contracts appropriate and applicable employment and evaluate the fixed term have been subject selection process been recruitment process, including employee to a formal applied? the panel’s evaluation process (including both recruitment to select the applicant. direct hire casual process? workers and labour hire casuals) Fixed Term Have all fixed Select a sample of employees Are Fixed Term employees Contracts: term employees promoted from fixed term to selected for permanent Assess the that have been permanent employees and positions based on merit progression (and promoted to evaluate the recruitment principles? * associated permanent panel’s evaluation process to What is the average tenure of process) from contracts been select the applicant. fixed term employees who fixed term subject to a Health: Consider a sample of ultimately assume contract formal externally funded positions. permanent roles?* appointment to recruitment Consider the tenure of these permanent process – positions and comment on the employee. including * Data analysis will carve out effectiveness and efficiency of selection per the training positions i.e. fixed term as the vehicle for merit based positions whereby these roles. principles? appointment is confirmed once training and qualification requirements are met.
the State Service and the respective Labour Hire companies and evaluate whether the agreement considers the necessary aspects as required by the State Service and also as evidenced in global best practice. Casual Workers: Assess the progression from casual worker to fixed term employee (including both direct hire casual workers and labour hire casuals) Have all casual employees promoted to fixed term contracts have been subject to a formal recruitment process? If casual worker has progressed to fixed term employee, has an appropriate and applicable selection process been applied? Select a sample of casual workers that have been appointed to fixed term employment and evaluate the recruitment process, including the panel’s evaluation process to select the applicant. Fixed Term Contracts: Assess the progression (and associated process) from fixed term contract appointment to permanent employee. Have all fixed term employees that have been promoted to permanent contracts been subject to a formal recruitment process – including selection per the merit based principles? Are Fixed Term employees selected for permanent positions based on merit principles? * What is the average tenure of fixed term employees who ultimately assume permanent roles?* * Data analysis will carve out training positions i.e. positions whereby appointment is confirmed once training and qualification requirements are met. Select a sample of employees promoted from fixed term to permanent employees and evaluate the recruitment panel’s evaluation process to select the applicant. Health: Consider a sample of externally funded positions. Consider the tenure of these positions and comment on the effectiveness and efficiency of fixed term as the vehicle for these roles.
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