Legal staff meet weekly to discuss matters of current concern, including legal and procedural issues, and administrative matters. Regular meetings of paralegal staff are held.
The Office has a Working Environment Group which meets monthly to discuss issues affecting staff and their working environment. Each section of the Office has a representative. The objectives of the group are to:
- foster co-operation in relation to working environment and workplace safety issues; and
- disseminate information and consult about employment conditions, the working environment, and health and safety at work.
C.6 HR PERFORMANCE
As reported last year the office undertook an internal review of the specific skills, educational qualifications and attributes necessary for improved paralegal support within the office. This review was concluded and a training and development plan was implemented. This included paralegal staff being provided with support to complete certificates for level III in Business Administration (Legal) and level IV in Legal Services, under new vocational training arrangements.This year has also seen the continuation of training and development opportunities for legal staff with regular continuing Legal Education Training (CLE) sessions.
Three employees worked part-time for the entire reporting period. While the office continues to look for opportunities to provide flexible working arrangements this presents a challenge in the face of inflexible court schedules.
Turnover rates of paralegal staff continue to be of concern. The major factor influencing rates of retention are wage rates and workloads for paralegals.
C.7 STAFFING PROFILE
The statistics provided in the following tables includes employees in receipt of salary as at 30 June 2012. The figures are expressed in full time equivalent terms.__________________________________________________________________________________________________
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