1. Introduction
Electorate Officers (Eo’s) are employed by Department of Premier and Cabinet (Dpac, House of Assembly, HoA) or Legislative Council (Leg Co) on a contract called a Royal Perogative Contract. Eo’s are employed to perform all office functions which are the same duties regardless of which house you work for. This contract runs for the term of Government, (whilst the Member of Parliament is elected). Staff employed by Leg. Co are employed for a term of six years, and are managed by the Clerk of the House of Legislative Council. Eo’s employed for members of the HoA are employed for a four year term. These periods coincide with the election cycles for the houses. There is a no difference in the tasks that staff are required to perform, …show more content…
2015). It is useful to remember that employees often evaluate their pay relative to that of other employees performing the same duties (Noe et al. 2015). Equity theory suggests that people evaluate the fairness of their situations by comparing them with those of other people (p) , for example, a person compares their own ratio of perceived outcomes (o) (pay, benefits, working conditions) to perceived inputs (effort, ability, experience) when compared with another p performing the same job. It is common practice in to attach pay policies to particular jobs rather than tailored to individual employees (Noe et al. 2015). If an employee’s wages are less than another colleagues, then underreward inequity results. If their benefits/wages are higher, then overreward inequity results (Noe et al. 2015). This unbalance can result in employees seeking to have the inequity rectified by seeking assistance from a union or leaving the organisation for other …show more content…
The role of Human Resource staff in government departments are bound by Agreements to negotiate any changes to wages with all stakeholders, including unions and employees prior to any changes being made as per the Public Sector Wages Agreements (PSWA) (Anon n.d.). Whilst the organisation is a party to the PSWA, it is evident that the organisation has not implemented a fair pay level for staff working for HoA performing these duties. Instead, the Chiefs of staff for each political party has taken on the responsibility and they individually have determined what each staff member will be paid. This is in clear breach of the PSWA and also of the consultation clause in the Agreement (Anon n.d.) Pay levels in government are meant to be determined and assessed against a criteria of skill required, decision making processes, research and autonomy that are outlined in the PSWA, this is how the rate of wages are determined (Anon
Electorate Officers (Eo’s) are employed by Department of Premier and Cabinet (Dpac, House of Assembly, HoA) or Legislative Council (Leg Co) on a contract called a Royal Perogative Contract. Eo’s are employed to perform all office functions which are the same duties regardless of which house you work for. This contract runs for the term of Government, (whilst the Member of Parliament is elected). Staff employed by Leg. Co are employed for a term of six years, and are managed by the Clerk of the House of Legislative Council. Eo’s employed for members of the HoA are employed for a four year term. These periods coincide with the election cycles for the houses. There is a no difference in the tasks that staff are required to perform, …show more content…
2015). It is useful to remember that employees often evaluate their pay relative to that of other employees performing the same duties (Noe et al. 2015). Equity theory suggests that people evaluate the fairness of their situations by comparing them with those of other people (p) , for example, a person compares their own ratio of perceived outcomes (o) (pay, benefits, working conditions) to perceived inputs (effort, ability, experience) when compared with another p performing the same job. It is common practice in to attach pay policies to particular jobs rather than tailored to individual employees (Noe et al. 2015). If an employee’s wages are less than another colleagues, then underreward inequity results. If their benefits/wages are higher, then overreward inequity results (Noe et al. 2015). This unbalance can result in employees seeking to have the inequity rectified by seeking assistance from a union or leaving the organisation for other …show more content…
The role of Human Resource staff in government departments are bound by Agreements to negotiate any changes to wages with all stakeholders, including unions and employees prior to any changes being made as per the Public Sector Wages Agreements (PSWA) (Anon n.d.). Whilst the organisation is a party to the PSWA, it is evident that the organisation has not implemented a fair pay level for staff working for HoA performing these duties. Instead, the Chiefs of staff for each political party has taken on the responsibility and they individually have determined what each staff member will be paid. This is in clear breach of the PSWA and also of the consultation clause in the Agreement (Anon n.d.) Pay levels in government are meant to be determined and assessed against a criteria of skill required, decision making processes, research and autonomy that are outlined in the PSWA, this is how the rate of wages are determined (Anon