Far North District Council is the winner of The Capability Group Award for Excellence in Organisation and People Development for its ‘Great Workplaces’ initiative.
Category: human resources
Stepping up to support staff wellbeing
Taituarā is pleased to be partnering with AskYourTeam to launch an annual health, safety and wellbeing survey to enable Councils to measure staff wellbeing. For the first time, a sector-wide snapshot on the wellbeing of the local government workforce will be generated through the collective insights the high-level data will provide.
Gore District Council plugs gap with Hei Taituarā service
When Gore District Council’s Chief Executive Stephen Parry was looking to fill a temporary gap his team, he got in touch with Hei Taituarā, an executive support service for the local government sector offered by Taituarā.
COVID-19 vaccinations and risk assessments
Vaccinations are a hot topic. The media is dominated by headlines on vaccination rates, the government’s goal of 90 per cent vaccination of the eligible population, vaccination certificates, Public Health Response Orders mandating vaccination for certain categories of workers, and businesses mandating vaccination or implementing ‘no jab, no entry’ policies. With this messaging, it is little surprise that employers are starting to consider whether they can, and if so should, mandate vaccinations in their own workplace.
Whangārei District Council wins Capability Group Award for Excellence in Organisation and People Development
Whangārei District Council’s organisational strategy has been awarded the Capability Group Award for Excellence in Organisation and People Development as part of the 2021 LGFA Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards, presented at a Gala Dinner in Wellington tonight.
AskYourTeam 2021 Emerging HR Professional Prize
Applications are now open for a prize recognising innovation and excellence in human resources within the local government sector. This will be presented during our upcoming Strategic HR Forum.