SASS Staff Performance Development ban
27 July 2016
SASS Staff Performance Development ban – July 2016 (PDF version)
色狼社区direction to members
Work Ban on all activities related to Performance Development in schools
色狼社区members are directed to immediately cease undertaking any and all activities related to Performance Development in schools.
The 色狼社区Executive has authorised the following 色狼社区Departmental Committee recommendation:
鈥淭丑补迟 the Schools DC endorse a work ban on all activities pertaining to SAS staff Performance Development and that members be directed to comply with the ban. This ban is to remain in place until the DC鈥檚 concerns in relation to responsibilities associated with assessment and review of individual performance plans, SAS staff not having capability based role descriptors and the implementation timeframe across the public sector are resolved.鈥
The 色狼社区has a variety of concerns with the roll out of Performance Development which the Department has not addressed.
These include:
- How the statement of duties for SAS staff relates to capability based role descriptions
- It is unclear who will be signing off on the PDPs. If it is the School Administrative Manager (SAM), the concern is that they may not be supervising the person on a day to day basis. This also raises workload concerns for SAMs
- Adherence to statement of duties 鈥 the 色狼社区expressed concern that there has been a pattern of staff being asked to do work outside their statement of duties and asking staff to engage in Performance Development is part of this
- Lack of planning and information on how the Department is going to ensure that Performance Development is consistently and fairly implemented across all schools
The 色狼社区is committed to being a member 鈥 centred union. That is why our newsletter of 29 June 2016 asked 色狼社区members to let us know whether you support the ban.
All members who responded to our request were supportive of the ban.
This ban will remain in place until the PSA鈥檚 concerns are addressed.