Northern Territory Police Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services Review of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act

Northern Territory Police Review of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act What is the purpose the Act in the 21 st Century?

Northern Territory Police Whose interests? -Community – citizens of the Northern Territory -Government Reciprocal rights and responsibilities -employer(s) -employee(s) Employment Contract- who are the parties? Balancing interests?

Northern Territory Police Rhetoric versus reality?  Divergent perspectives – is alignment possible? What is it like on the ground for Agencies?  values  principles  rules What is it like for CPE / OCPE?  Whole of government  Central agency  Rule makers or enforcers -How do we get alignment? How do we maintain it? -How do we get agility? Why we need it? Values vs Principles

Northern Territory Police Public Sector Engagement

Northern Territory Police Community of the Northern Territory Government of the day OCPE Agencies Employees Employees’ representatives Alignment of the Parties Roles’ and Responsibilities '

Northern Territory Police  Public Sector Employment and Management Act  Fair Work Bill  Information Act  Public Interest Disclosure Act  Anti-Discrimination Act  Workplace Health and Safety Act  Rehabilitation and Compensation Act  Mobility Act  Care and Protection of Children Act Governance – Overlapping Responsibilities

Northern Territory Police "There are clear links between employee engagement and effectiveness, which, in turn, affect productivity. Employee engagement goes to the heart of organisational capability issues" "Your organisation's success depends on people's true engagement …..Research has shown that engaged employees make for a stronger organisation and better business results" Briggs (2005), Australian Government Public Service Commissioner as cited in Meere (2005) Right Management (2006) Engagement

Northern Territory Police Core values of the organisation Values around the customer Workload stress Open honest communication Internal pay parity Career opportunities Empowerment Immediate manager Senior leaders valuing employees Teamwork Extent to which people are praised Right Management 2005 Factors which drive Engagement

Northern Territory Police Disproportionate expenditure of energy, effort and resources on dealing with the application of principles or rules relating to individual cases: Merit Inability Incapacity Grievances Appeals Tenure What can we do about this reality??? Coal Face Realities

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Of all the decisions an executive makes, none is as important as the decisions about people, because they determine the performance capacity of the organization. Peter F. Drucker Act is about leadership of people