Equity & Diversity Annual Report – 2007 Section 5: Appendices

Appendix 5.1: Equity & Diversity Policy Committee – Terms of Reference

Role

The role of the Committee is to assist the RBA to achieve its aims for equal opportunity in employment.

Functions

The Committee has the following functions:

  • To make recommendations to the Governor on equity and diversity principles and policy.
  • To keep under examination the development of an appropriate equity and diversity program for the RBA.
  • To monitor and report periodically to the Governor on these matters.

Membership

The Committee comprises four members:

  • Chairperson – appointed by the Governor;
  • Deputy Chairperson – Head of Personnel (ex-officio);
  • Union Representative – an employee nominated by the Reserve Bank Officers' Section of the Finance Sector Union; and
  • RBA Representative – an employee nominated by the RBA.

The members nominated by the Union and the RBA may each have an alternate. The Manager, Staff Relations & Conditions Section, Personnel Department, participates as a non-voting member in all meetings of the Committee. The Manager, Staff Training & Development also participates as a non-voting member in all meetings of the Committee. The Committee may invite participation in discussion by staff or unions representing particular work areas or having particular expertise in the matters under consideration.

Meetings

Three members must be present to constitute a quorum, including the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson; the RBA Representative or Alternate; the Union Representative or Alternate. The Senior Consultant, Staff Training & Development Section, acts as Secretary to the Committee (ex officio).

Equity & Diversity Policy Committee
Chairperson Bob Rankin
Deputy Chairperson Graham Rawstron
RBA Representatives Ric Deverell & Claire Warner
Union Representatives Ersilia Celio & Rekha Pillay
Co-opted Member John Anderson
PD Management Representatives Rob Thompson (SRC) & Kolleen Wallace (ST&D)
Secretary Sonja Godfrey-Chan

Appendix 5.2: Statistical Data Tables

Collection of Statistics

Representation within Salary Ranges
As at 30 June 2007
Number (% of Total Staff Within Salary Range)
Salary NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
Below $20,000 2 1     5 4 9
(22) (11)     (56) (44)  
$20,000 – $29,999 7 6 1 3 23 20 43
(16) (14) (2) (7) (53) (47)  
$30,000 – $39,999 6 8 1 2 24 16 40
(15) (20) (3) (5) (60) (40)  
$40,000 – $49,999 23 13 2 8 53 27 80
(29) (16) (3) (10) (66) (34)  
$50,000 – $59,999 40 20   17 63 84 147
(27) (14)   (12) (43) (57)  
$60,000 – $69,999 30 20 2 13 70 64 134
(22) (15) (1) (10) (52) (48)  
$70,000 – $79,999 27 17   10 41 58 99
(27) (17)   (10) (41) (59)  
$80,000 – $89,999 24 11   7 33 49 82
(29) (13)   (9) (40) (60)  
$90,000 – $99,999 15 3   4 12 32 44
(34) (7)   (9) (27) (73)  
$100,000 & over 24 23 1 16 49 160 209
(11) (11)   (8) (23) (77)  
Total 198 122 7 80 373 514 887
(22) (14) (1) (9) (42) (58)  
* Total Staff excludes 7 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York and two Sydney-based casual employees.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with Disabilities
Representation within Classification Levels
As at 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007
Number (% of Total Staff Within Classification Level)
Levels NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07
L1 16 14 4 5 1 1 4 4 31 23 16 20 47 43
(34) (32) (9) (11) (2) (2) (9) (9) (66) (55) (34) (45)    
L2 28 28 13 12 1 2 9 7 59 60 29 25 88 85
(32) (33) (15) (14) (1) (2) (10) (8) (67) (70) (33) (30)    
GR 7 15 9 11     6 9 27 23 47 51 74 74
(9) (20) (12) (15)     (8) (12) (36) (31) (64) (69)    
L3 42 48 25 25 2 2 11 14 91 95 57 63 148 158
(28) (30) (17) (16) (1) (1) (7) (9) (61) (60) (39) (40)    
L3/4 9 6 12 12     4 6 19 22 55 57 74 79
(12) (8) (16) (15)     (5) (8) (26) (28) (74) (72)    
L4 56 61 25 27     19 21 78 80 105 109 183 189
(31) (32) (14) (14)     (10) (11) (43) (42) (57) (58)    
L5 12 15 17 18     7 8 31 35 91 90 122 125
(10) (12) (14) (14)     (6) (6) (25) (29) (75) (71)    
L6 4 4 6 7     3 3 14 15 32 36 46 50
(9) (8) (13) (14)     (7) (6) (30) (30) (70) (70)    
L7       1 1 1 3 3 4 3 17 20 21 23
      (4) (5) (4) (14) (13) (19) (13) (81) (87)    
L8+ 1 1 1       3 2   1 16 14 16 15
(6) (7) (6)       (19) (13)   (7) (100) (93)    
L1–8+ 175 192 112 118 5 6 69 77 354 357 465 485 819 842
Total (21) (23) (14) (14) (1) (1) (8) (9) (43) (42) (57) (58)    
Other
Staff		 8 6   4 1 1 1 3 13 16 33 29 46 45
(17) (13)   (9) (2) (2) (2) (7) (28) (36) (72) (64)    
Total 183 198 112 122 6 7 70 80 367 373 498 514 865 887
(21) (22) (13) (14) (1) (1) (8) (9) (42) (42) (58) (58)    
* Total Staff excludes 7 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York and two Sydney-based casual employees.

KEY

GR – Graduates hired under the Graduate Development Program.
Level 3/4 – Broadbanded graduate positions in the policy areas of Economic, Financial Markets & Financial System. The broadbanding acknowledges the overlap in job content and skills/knowledge requirements.
Other Staff – Legal Counsel, Printing & Publishing staff, Maintenance staff, Support Officers, Trainees and Cadets.
NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with Disabilities
Representation within Occupational Groups
As at 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007
Number (% of Total Staff Within Occupational Group)
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07
Managers   6   9   1   10   19   75   94
  (6)   (10)   (1)   (11)   (20)   (81)    
Professionals   107   68       43   171   304   475
  (22)   (14)       (9)   (36)   (64)    
Technicians
& Trade Workers		   16   7       7   14   48   62
  (26)   (11)       (11)   (23)   (77)    
Clerical & Administrative Workers   68   37   6   20   167   79   246
  (28)   (15)   (2)   (8)   (68)   (32)    
Community
& Personal Service Workers		   1   1           2   5   7
  (14)   (14)           (29)   (71)    
Machinery Operators & Drivers                       3   3
                      (100)    
Total 183 198 112 122 6 7 70 80 367 373 498 514 865 887
(21) (22) (13) (14) (1) (1) (8) (9) (42) (42) (58) (58)    
* Total Staff excludes 7 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York and two Sydney-based casual employees.
** Due to conversion of positions from ASCO to ANZSCO, no direct comparison of occupational groups with last ear is possible.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with Disabilities
Recruitment
Year to 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007
Number
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07
Managers   1                   1   1
Professionals   71   9       13   27   53   80
Technicians & Trade Workers   4   3       1       12   12
Clerical & Administrative Workers   9   3   1   3   15   7   22
Community & Personal Service Workers                            
Machinery Operators & Drivers                            
Total 74 85 4 15 1 1 1 17 50 42 74 73 124 115
% of Total Recruitment (60) (74) (3) (13) (1) (1) (1) (15) (40) (87) (37) (60)    
* Total Staff excludes 7 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York and two Sydney-based casual employees.
** Figures are based on total staff recruitment; includes trainees and cadets, excludes renewal of contract.
*** Due to conversion of positions from ASCO to ANZSCO, no direct comparison of occupational groups with last year is possible.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with Disabilities
Promotions
Year to 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007
Number
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07
Managers   1   3           3   18   21
Professionals   6   9       7   21   32   53
Technicians & Trade Workers   3           1   2   4   6
Clerical & Administrative Workers   10   2   1   2   19   12   31
Community & Personal Service Workers                            
Machinery Operators & Drivers                            
Total 13 20 17 14 1 1 12 10 30 45 60 66 90 111
(% of Total Promotions) (14) (18) (19) (13) (1) (1) (13) (9) (33) (41) (67) (59)    
* Total Staff excludes 7 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York and two Sydney-based casual employees.
** Due to conversion of positions from ASCO to ANZSCO, no direct comparison of occupational groups with last year is possible.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with Disabilities
Separations
Year to 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007
Number (Percentage of Total)
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07
Managers       1       1   1   4   5
      (20)           (20)   (80)    
Professionals   12   5       5   16   43   59
  (20)   (8)       (8)   (27)   (73)    
Technicians & Trade Workers               1   2   3   5
              (20)   (40)   (60)    
Clerical & Administrative Workers   3   1           16   6   22
  (14)               (73)   (27)    
Community & Personal Service Workers                            
Machinery Operators & Drivers   1                   1   1
  (100)                   (100)    
Total 10 16 10 7     2 7 31 35 43 57 74 92
(% of Total Departures) (14) (17) (14) (8)     (3) (8) (42) (38) (58) (62)    
* Total Staff excludes 7 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York and two Sydney-based casual employees.
** Due to conversion of positions from ASCO to ANZSCO, no direct comparison of occupational groups with last year is possible.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with Disabilities
Retirements
Year to 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007
Number
Occupational Group NESB1 NESB2 IA PWD Women Men Total Staff
06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07 06 07
Managers               1       2   2
Professionals   1           2       3   3
Technicians & Trade Workers               1       1   1
Clerical & Administrative Workers                       1   1
Community & Personal Service Workers                            
Machinery Operators & Drivers                            
Total 1 1           4 3   6 7 9 7
(% of Total Retirements) (11) (14)           (57) (33)   (67) (100)    
* Total Staff excludes 7 locally-employed representative office staff based in London and New York and two Sydney-based casual employees.

KEY

NESB1 – People from non-English speaking backgrounds
NESB2 – People with parent(s) from non-English speaking backgrounds
IA – Indigenous Australians
PWD – People with Disabilities