The presentation was given by (below) Alex Lawrie, Lisa Conolly, and over sighted/facilitated by Professor Roberta Ryan ( who has made past presentations to PSI AP LG Affiliates, including by video links ). The UTS IPPG has also worked with a range of Government in the Asia Pacific Region, including on the basis of building Local Government Workforce's.
The recent presentation, was not focused on contractors or privateers but rather Local Government direct employed staff, the important benefits this direct employment has for the community, including staff living in these communities, less travel time and environmental damage, more monies spent locally, more jobs in local communities and skills development, gender equity , indigenous employment and much more.
The report would be of interest to anyone following the argument of Local Government direct employment and re-municipalisation , NO matter their Country .
See the full story below and watch the video
https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/institute-public-policy-and-governance/news/local-government-5
Local Government Workforce: the Trends and the Blips on the Radar
In 2011, councils were amongst the largest employers in about 10% of all Local Government Areas nationally. Local government was also the only level of government to have met the Council of Australian Governments’ public sector targets for Indigenous employment. And the sector was well placed to smash the glass ceiling that often prevents gender equity in senior ranks.
But how is the workforce shaping up five years on? Workforce data specialists from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Centre for Local Government and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) addressed this question in a recent seminar at UTS.
Lisa Conolly from ABS and Alex Lawrie from UTS drew on a unique set of ABS workforce data stretching across multiple Censuses to highlight trends shaping where local government is headed.
Some interesting findings from the Census data in relation to local government workforce include:
- In 2011 and 2016, local government was the only level of government to have met Council of Australian Government targets for Indigenous employment in the public sector.
- The 2011 Census data revealed a large group of highly educated women in lower and middle management. These workers have now started moving into senior management positions and there are almost 10% more female general managers in local government today than there were in 2011.
- There are over 420 local government areas where more than half the council workforce also lives local. This has great outcomes in terms of efficiency and quality of life as people can find jobs closer to where they live.
Watch the seminar video
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