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Tony Wiggins A/Program Manager Performance People and Culture Strategic Services Queensland Health 1 7 April 2011 Good Employee Proposition: The Key to Attraction and Retention

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Discussion about Employee Value Proposition strategies that the Building Services Authority and possibly your organisation have used to manage the attraction and retention of staff.

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Tony WigginsA/Program Manager Performance

People and Culture Strategic ServicesQueensland Health

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7 April 2011

Good Employee Proposition: The Key to Attraction and

Retention

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My Contribution Today

…. discuss Employee Value Proposition strategies that the Building Services Authority and possibly your organisation have used to manage the attraction and retention of staff.

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... describes what an organisation stands for, what it requires and offers as an employer

has a magnetic effect protecting your business from skills shortagesensures continued growth

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Employee Value Proposition

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BSA Profile

Statutory authority established 1992Purpose

• building standards, equity and confidence • remedies for defective work• support, education and advice for home owners, builders

and building industry Funded by builder licensee fees

Head office - West End + 8 regional offices (+1)370 employeesStaff - building construction, insurance and legal

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Restraining Forcesbefore 2001

• Funding problems• No business

direction• Inadequately skilled

staff • Reactive • No quality service

and customer value• Externally driven

Driving Forcesafter 2001

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The Approach

“Our goal is to strengthen our position as a people-oriented employer where staff are developed, valued and involved. BSA operates in an environment where our people are our greatest asset, so we are serious about providing a positive, motivating and challenging work environment and creating the talent for the future.”Ian Jennings – General Manager

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Attraction and Retention - BSA style

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VALUES BASED CULTURE

LEARNING AND

DEVELOPMENT

WORK/LIFE/FAMILY BALANCE

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

DEFINED CAREER PATHS

FUN ENVIRONMENT

REWARD AND RECOGNITION

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What does it mean to work at BSA?

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“everyone is a leader here”

“morning teas, room to advance, challenging”

“the caring attitude of the team”

“I love Jenno’s vision for 2011”

“being able to make a difference”

“it’s a people place”

“working for a respected organisation”

“sense of belonging to a family”

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Our Success

National RecognitionHuman Resource Magazine Awards

• Best Learning + Development Strategy 2004 + 2005• Best HR Champion (CEO) 2005• Best Change Management Strategy (Finalist) 2005

OrganisationalLeadership PipelinePerformance management cultureLifelong learning cultureHR Team - business partner

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Values Based Culture

Values affect every thought we have, every decision wemake and every action we take.

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BSA Employment Proposition

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Innovative

Collaborative and consultative

Accountable

Respect and trust

Energy and fun

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Learning and Development (classroom)

• Silent driver - behavioural change

• 3 learning areas

• Behavioural + attitudinal change

• Transfer of learning / ROI model

• Partnerships

BSA Employment Proposition

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Learning and Development (outdoors)• Transferring classroom learning to the outdoors • Activities - build shared values and behaviours• Broke down silos between teams• T1, T2 and T3 Challenges

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BSA Employment Proposition

Great Keppel Island Mt GloriousMt Coolum

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Educational Assistance

• Financial and leave assistance - professional qualifications

• Based on relevancy to BSA and the skills and knowledge to be acquired

• Assisting staff to be part of and contribute to success management or operation of BSA

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BSA Employment Proposition

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Rewards + Recognition

Australia Day Awards - exceptional performance

Business Improvement Council Awards - “thinking outside of the box”

Breakfasts/lunch/dinners - recognising rising stars

Letters of appreciation - thank you for a job well-done

Years of service awards - commitment to the organisation

Newsletters/emails

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BSA Employment Proposition

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Work/Life/Family Balance

Corporate Health

Leave Entitlements

Flexible Work Arrangements

Pregnancy, Parenting + Family

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BSA Employment Proposition

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Fun Environment

“employees who laugh together stay together”

serious about having fun at work

fun makes difficult situations less stressful

our General Manager set the tone

“fuzzier” benefits - key to our success

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BSA Employment Proposition

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Sourcing - Cultural Fit

Involve Everyone

Onboarding

Leadership and Culture

Recognition andRewards

Source: BCG Creating People Advantage 2008

HR strategic partners in business

Interesting and Fun

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Good employment proposition• relatively new territory• new way to compete and differentiate

‘Must have’ rather than ‘nice to have’

People - key driver for performance

Cannot afford to get it wrong.

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Looking Forward

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Tony WigginsA/Program Manager Performance

People and Culture Strategic ServicesQueensland Health

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Thank you!