The National Library Bookshop will be closed for stocktake from Thursday 30 June to Friday 1 July inclusive.
With the exception of the Director-General, all Library staff are employed under the Public Service Act 1999. Conditions of employment for staff below the Senior Executive Service (SES) level are contained in the Library’s Enterprise Agreement 2011–14. Some staff received enhanced benefits through an Individual Flexibility Arrangement. At 30 June 2012, the Library had 398 full-time and part-time ongoing staff, 66 full-time and part-time non-ongoing staff and 24 casual staff. Refer to Table F.1 for more details.The average full-time equivalent staffing level for 2011–12 was 429, compared to 438 in 2010–11.
Staff Distribution
Division | Ongoing | Non-ongoing | Total 2011–12 | Total 2010–11 | |||
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Full time | Part time | Full time | Part time | Casual | |||
Collections Management | 128 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 181 | 172 |
Australian Collections and Reader Services | 79 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 135 | 122 |
Resource Sharing | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 33 |
Information Technology | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 42 |
Executive and Public Programs | 33 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 52 |
Corporate Services | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 40 |
Total | 330 | 68 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 488 | 461 |
Staff Classification
Classification | Ongoing | Non-ongoing | Total 2011–12 | Total 2010–11 | ||||||||||
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Full time | Part time | Full time | Part time | Casual | ||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Statutory office holder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
SES Band 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
EL 2 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
EL 1 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 39 |
APS 6 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 65 | 19 | 57 |
APS 5 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 58 | 20 | 51 |
APS 4 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 70 | 17 | 63 |
Graduate | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
APS 3 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 16 | 57 |
APS 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 12 | 40 |
APS 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cadet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 108 | 222 | 5 | 63 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 140 | 348 | 133 | 328 |
Grand total | 330 | 68 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 488 | 461 |
Note: Table is based on paid employees. Employees on long-term leave for more than 12 weeks are not included.
SES Staff Movements
Dr Marie-Louise Ayres was promoted to Assistant Director-General, Resource Sharing, on 29 August 2011.
Dr Warwick Cathro, Assistant Director-General, Resource Sharing and Innovation, retired 15 March 2012. Dr Cathro had been on extended leave since 14 June 2011.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Classification | Male | Female | Total | Indigenous peoples | People with disabilities | Culturally and linguistically diverse background |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Statutory office holder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SES Band 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EL 2 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
EL 1 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
APS 6 | 20 | 65 | 85 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
APS 5 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
APS 4 | 19 | 70 | 89 | 0 | 4 | 25 |
Graduate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
APS 3 | 15 | 60 | 75 | 1 | 6 | 25 |
APS 2 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
APS 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cadet | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 140 | 348 | 488 | 5 | 19 | 115 |
Note: Data for equal employment opportunity groups are based on information supplied voluntarily by staff.
Staff Training
The Library develops an annual Staff Training Plan.
The plan is developed through consultation with all areas of the Library and includes priorities identified through the Library’s Strategic Workforce Plan, division business plans and the individual performance development plans of staff.
Staff undertook development opportunities via internal and external programs, including seminars, workshops and on-the-job training and placements. Training opportunities covered Library technical skills, such as cataloguing, digital publications and preservation, as well as capability development in oral communication and management skills, procurement, writing and strategic planning. Diversity training was also undertaken, including disability confidence and Indigenous cultural awareness training.
The Library continues to use an e-learning induction activity for new staff and developed a new online module in 2011–12 to assist staff in understanding the Library’s work health and safety (WHS) environment. The online induction modules complement the Library’s face-to-face induction sessions and strengthen important messages about the Library’s workplace and APS Values.
In 2011–12, there was a strong focus on WHS training for staff and managers. The training covered the new framework, the responsibilities of all stakeholders and how they relate to the workplace. Health and wellbeing activities focused on psychological health and how to build personal resilience. Designated staff updated or received certification to be officers in first aid, WHS and workplace harassment.
The total training and development expenditure, excluding staff time, was $389,415. The number of training days undertaken by staff is set out in Table F.4.
Classification | Male | Female | Total |
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SES | 15 | 14 | 29 |
EL 1–2 | 161 | 208 | 369 |
APS 5–6 | 143 | 317 | 460 |
APS 1–4 | 80 | 424 | 504 |
Total | 399 | 963 | 1,362 |