Our People
People Development
WATC supports the investment in developing the knowledge, attitudes and competencies of our people to enable us to increase our collective capabilities. During 2019/20, our people had the opportunity to attend a variety of learning and development opportunities covering both technical and interpersonal skills. This included Microsoft Teams telephony training, Understanding Mental Health in the Workplace seminars and a Women and Super information session. WATC is also currently supporting six people to complete postgraduate tertiary study by contributing to their tuition fees.
Workforce
To achieve our strategic objectives we need recruitment practices that result in the right people working in the most suitable roles, who are also able to cultivate our values. This year saw an increase in our use of behavioural profiling and technical testing to recruit and build a high‑performing and well‑balanced team. During 2019/20, eight people started with WATC, stemming from ordinary turnover and to support operational priorities.
| Staff Profile | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
| Workforce | 75 | 73 |
| Full-time permanent | 56 | 57 |
| Full-time contract | 12 | 10 |
| Part-time measured on a FTE basis | 3.77 | 3.29 |
| On Secondment | 2 | 1 |
Annual Performance on Occupational Safety, Health and Injury Management
In accordance with the reporting requirements of
| Actual Results | Results Against Target | |||
| Measure | 2017/181 | 2019/20 | Target | Comment on result |
| Number of fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | Achieved |
| Lost time injury and/or disease incidence rate | 0 | 0 | 0 | Achieved |
| Lost time injury and/or disease severity rate | 0 | 0 | 0 | Achieved |
| Percentage of injured workers returned to work: | ||||
| (i) within 13 weeks | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| (ii) within 26 weeks | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Percentage of managers and supervisors trained in occupational safety, health and injury management responsibilities | 100% | 91% | ≥80% | Achieved |
1 This indicator examines a three-year trend and, as such, the comparison base is two years prior to the current reporting year.
n/a: not applicable.
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