Staff Matters 57

Staff Matters

June 3, 2016- Issue 57 Week 49

2.5% Wage Increase For All Afford Employees In this Issue EMPLO R YE

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Page 1 •2.5% Wage Increase For All Afford Employees

Page 2 • Staff Profile • Introducing Staff Changes • Afford Gets Fed By Fast Ed

Page 3 •Afford Sets The Pace

Page 4 •Afford Board Member, Alan Travers, Named Citizen Of The City The past year has been a year of great success for Afford and we are in a • Afford Selfies position to pass on this sizeable increase to all employees on top of any specific • Have A Laugh performance based increases.

It is our pleasure to announce that we will be applying a minimum of 2.5% increase to all staff wages (including supported employees) from 1 July 2016.

At Afford we try hard to maintain our position as an Employer of Choice. This increase maintains our position as one of the highest paying service providers for our frontline staff.

As you may have seen in the press, the minimum wage was increased by slightly less than the increase we are passing on.

We thank you for all your efforts, and look forward to sharing the journey with you into an exciting and successful future.

T 02 8805 3700 E info@afford.com.au 12 Marieanne Place, Minchinbury 2770 afford.com.au

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Staff Profile

Introducing Staff Changes

Manju Jacob

We would like to congratulate the following staff member.

Lifestyle Assistant Accomodation Favourite Song: love songs (anything other than jingle bells which my young daughter is still playing)

Favourite Movie: Aviator Favourite Hobbies: Painting, collecting stamps and coins Favourite Foods: Biriyani If you could be an animal what would you be: An eagle What is your dream holiday destination: Israel If you had the power what would you change about the world: Negativity What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you: My mother and motherin-law taking care of my daughter If you had to teach something what would you teach: respect Something no one knows about me: I am a hardcore feminist

Secondments: Karla Waters is Acting Team Leader at Mt Druitt Day program commenced on 31 May 2016 Congratulations and good luck to Karla on her new role!

Afford Gets Fed By Fast Ed

Recently Afford clients and supported employees were treated by a lovely cooking tutorial from Better Homes and Garden’s star Fast Ed chef, Ed Halmagyi.

Everyone who attended had a fun-filled time learning how to cook a variety of foods including desserts and dinners, and a few lucky volunteers had a chance to join Ed in the kitchen and help him cook before eating all the delicious food.

We would like to give a huge thank you to Ed Halmagyi for his generous time, coming out to show our clients and employees a great time while teaching them how to cook a variety of delicious foods!

REMINDER: Client free week is coming up from the 4th-8th of July, stay tuned for your training timetable.

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PACES results for Q3 2016 (January to March) were very impressive with an overall average score of 83%! The hard work and dedication of our Managers and Staff really shines through with these results. This means that bonuses have been paid to many staff across the organisation. PACES will continue to evolve and change each quarter depending on the operational needs of our divisions.

Site Person Centredness Attitude Customer Service Efficiency Standards Total

Ashfield 66% 55% 95% 110% 104% 85% Belmore 43% 100% 60% 120% 98% 85% Blacktown 66% 35% 95% 70% 89% 70% Campbelltown 77% 70% 88% 120% 100% 90% Canley Vale 87% 65% 90% 110% 95% 88% Chipping Norton 80% 80% 100% 70% 95% 85% Condell park 85% 50% 87% 120% 105% 87% Green Valley 80% 85% 100% 120% 105% 98% Guildford 69% 60% 98% 110% 105% 88% Jamisontown 64% 55% 100% 50% 99% 73% Kings Park 71% 65% 110% 120% 90% 92% Lurnea 85% 100% 100% 120% 90% 100% Mt Druitt 59% 55% 100% 120% 85% 84% Penrith Henry St 75% 60% 70% 110% 70% 76% Respite 72% 80% 80% 120% 96% 89% Windsor 57% 40% 71% 60% 100% 63% Cherrywood 80% 65% 90% 110% 75% 84% Tornado 68% 80% 90% 110% 75% 86% Bluebird 79% 50% 90% 105% 78% 80% ADE Employment Campbelltown 69% 60% 100% 90% 56% 78% ADE Employment Ingleburn 89% 60% 100% 85% 45% 78% ADE Employment Marrickville 84% 60% 100% 90% 30% 76% ADE Employment Minchinbury 90% 50% 100% 90% 68% 83% ADE Employment Prestons 99% 40% 100% 85% 62% 82%

ADE Ops Campbelltown 75% 60% 100% 80% 50% 76% ADE Ops Ingleburn 91% 60% 100% 85% 51% 80% ADE Ops Marrickville 87% 60% 100% 80% 50% 77% ADE Ops Minchinbury 97% 30% 100% 75% 68% 75% ADE Ops Prestons 99% 40% 100% 80% 79% 81% TTW 100% 70% 110% 70% 99% 89% Average 78% 61% 94% 96% 80% 83%

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Afford Board Member, Alan Travers, Named Citizen Of The City Recently board member Alan Travers was honoured with the Citizen of the City Award in recognition of his significant achievements to enhance Penrith City’s development.

Alan is only 1 of 6 residents to be awarded this honour, which was achieved over many years at Penrith City Council. During this time, he has forged his own reputation as a leading innovator in local government, and Penrith’s reputation as a leading City in Western Sydney.

He has become widely recognized as an inspiring and dedicated public servant who is always committed to his local community, ready to embrace new challenges and create good outcomes for Western Sydney.

We would like to give a big congratulations to Alan for his achievements, we are very lucky to have such a dedicated and passionate board member here at Afford.

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In this Selfie Above: Staff member Kerry Hutchinson rocking the new Afford branded hi-vis gear that all our supported employees will be parading around the factories!

Please send in your selfies

In the photo above: Keep an eye out for the new Afford bus advertising driving around the Macarthur area!