South Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 107

107—General principles of human resource management

        (1)         The chief executive officer must ensure that sound principles of human resource management are applied to employment in the administration of the council, and must take reasonable steps to ensure that those principles are known to all employees.

        (2)         In particular, the chief executive officer must ensure—

            (a)         that selection processes are based on an assessment of merit, and are fair and equitable; and

            (b)         that employees are given reasonable access to training and development, and are afforded equal opportunities to secure promotion and advancement; and

            (c)         that employees are treated fairly and consistently, and are not subject to arbitrary or capricious decisions; and

            (d)         that employees have access to suitable processes to deal with grievances concerning working conditions or the decisions of supervisors; and

            (e)         that employees are given regular reports on their performance; and

            (f)         that employees are provided with safe and healthy working conditions; and

            (fa)         that employees are protected from sexual harassment by members of the council or other employees and that appropriate processes exist for dealing with complaints of employees relating to sexual harassment; and

            (g)         that an equal employment opportunity program relating to employment with the council is implemented, and reviewed on a regular basis; and

            (h)         that there is no unlawful discrimination against employees or persons seeking employment in the administration of the council on the ground of sex, sexuality, marital status, pregnancy, race, physical or intellectual impairment, age or any other ground and that there is no other form of unjustifiable discrimination exercised against employees or persons seeking employment.

        (3)         In this section—

"equal employment opportunity program", in relation to a council, means a program designed to ensure that all persons have equal opportunities with others in securing employment with the council and subsequent promotion or advancement and in other respects in relation to employment with the council.