overview of HSE remuneration survey 2013/2014

8 year analysis - safety

8 year analysis - environment

• Salaries in boom states heavily impacted

•HSE Managers in WA down 20.8%; in QLD down 10.7%

• Entry-level role TAR has increased

• Senior-most safety roles increased TAR by 6.5%

• Safety functions consolidated but commitment to health and

safety has increased – pressure to do more with less

geographic readjustment

average total actual remuneration

VIC 2012/2013

VIC 2013/2014

National 2013/2014

WHS/HSE Officer $81k $81k $80k

WHS/HSE Coordinator/Advisor $111k $103k $116k

WHS/HSE Manager $153k $158k $164k

National WHS/HSE Manager $183k $193k $206k

General Manager WHS/HSE $290k $317k $335k

• Consistent with previous years findings – demand for formal qualifications continue to rise

• At the OHS/HSE Manager level two thirds now hold an undergraduate degree in safety or better – a significant increase over last year

• The mining downturn has seen a rush of people updating their qualifications in WA

qualifications

qualitative findings

emerging issues

• Top emerging issue was dealing with mental health and wellbeing, raised by 41% of participants Focus on doing more with less

• 65% found difficulty in hiring talent. Poor quality of candidates in the market was raised frequently

• Bullying and Harassment and stress were prominent in commentary

• 25% raised the ageing workforce as an emerging issue

mental health and wellbeing

• 4 out of 10 participants flagged mental health as their top issue

• “Increasing litigiousness of employees” with psychological claims flagged as major consideration

• 90% of respondents have mental health initiatives

• 63% found it difficult to measure the effectiveness of these initiatives

• Some respondents indicated a doubling in psychological claims last financial year

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