Common use of Aims and Objectives Clause in Contracts

Aims and Objectives. 1.9.1 The aims and objectives of this Agreement are to: (a) improve the structure, productivity, efficiency and effectiveness of the South Australian public education system through the introduction of initiatives at the departmental or site level; (b) attract school and preschool employees to, and retain employees in, permanent full-time or part- time employment in the South Australian public education sector and to reduce reliance on temporary contracts and/or casual employees to meet ongoing and planned workforce requirements; (i) DECD recognises that permanent part or full-time employment is the preferred form of engagement for employees covered by this Agreement; (ii) DECD recognises that temporary and casual employment are not the preferred modes of employment, and DECD will work towards minimising the use of temporary and casual staff in all school and preschool sites. (c) provide for continuous workplace transformation with the objective of continuous service improvement; (d) improve the delivery of education to children and young people in the public education system; (e) continue to implement initiatives that support appropriate workforce flexibility, mobility, development and performance; (f) facilitate flexible working hours to enable employees to balance their work and other responsibilities whilst at the same time enabling sites to meet the needs of students and services; (g) identify and develop strategies to ensure effective consultation and communication throughout DECD; (h) develop strategies to deliver efficiencies to the employer that have regard to training and development opportunities for employees; (i) identify and implement strategies to create safer working environments which will contribute to reductions in work injuries; (j) ensure an ongoing stable industrial relations framework at the system, school and preschool level that assists sites to improve efficiency and performance; and (k) ensure ongoing cooperation between the parties to achieve improvements in work health and safety performance.

Aims and Objectives. 1.9.1 The aims and objectives of this Enterprise Agreement are to: (a) improve the structure, productivity, efficiency and effectiveness of the South Australian public education system through the introduction of initiatives at the departmental Departmental or site level; (b) attract school and preschool employees to, and retain employees in, permanent full-time or part- time employment in the South Australian public education sector and to reduce reliance on temporary contracts and/or casual employees to meet ongoing and planned workforce requirements; (i) DECD the Department recognises that permanent part or full-time employment is the preferred form of engagement for employees covered by this Enterprise Agreement; (ii) DECD the Department recognises that temporary and casual employment are not the preferred modes of employment, and DECD the Department will work towards minimising the use of temporary and casual staff in all school and preschool sites. (c) provide for continuous workplace transformation with the objective of continuous service improvement; (d) improve the delivery of education to children and young people in the public education system; (e) continue to implement initiatives that support appropriate workforce flexibility, mobility, development and performance; (f) facilitate flexible working hours to enable employees to balance their work and other responsibilities whilst at the same time enabling sites to meet the needs of students and services; (g) identify and develop strategies to ensure effective consultation and communication throughout DECDthe Department; (h) develop strategies to deliver efficiencies to the employer that have regard to training and development opportunities for employees; (i) identify and implement strategies to create safer working environments which will contribute to reductions in work injuries; (j) ensure an ongoing stable industrial relations framework at the system, school and preschool level that assists sites to improve efficiency and performance; and (k) ensure ongoing cooperation between the parties to achieve improvements in work health and safety performance.