Conditions of Employment

Manly Council is dedicated to providing a work environment which is safe for employees to work in and which is conducive to good workplace relations.

Council is committed to a workplace providing equal employment opportunity, fair treatment and non-discrimination for all existing and future employees. Staff at Manly Council are generally employed under the conditions of the Local Government (State) Award 2010. Council also has Senior Staff positions.

Working hours

Council policy is to provide a scheme of flexible working hours aimed at encouraging staff to work more efficiently without reducing the number of hours worked. Participation in the scheme is on the understanding that everyone co-operates to ensure levels of service and efficiency are maintained at a high standard. Generally, Indoor staff work a 35 hour week, within a two week flextime cycle and Outdoor staff a 38 hour week with a rostered day off every two weeks. There are exceptions to this, which will be outlined in the advertisement.

The Council operates on a 'Core time' and 'Bandwidth' working hours template.

  • Core Time: Staff must work during the core time 9.00am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday (Excluding lunch break).
  • Bandwidth Time: Work may be carried out during the hours 7.00 am and 7 pm. Time worked outside the 'Core Time' period is accumulated towards a 'Flex' day.

The process is dependent on the levels of work demands and Divisional requirements.

Overtime

Council operates with adequate staffing levels with overtime kept to a minimum. Overtime will only be paid with prior authority.

Leave

  • Annual Leave: 4 weeks granted at the end of each 12 months Service.
  • Sick Leave: 3 weeks per annum (Cumulative) with conditions applying to its use.
  • Long Service: 6.5 weeks granted after 5 years, a further 6.5 after each subsequent 5 years. After 15 years granted at 2.2 weeks per year
  • Carers Leave: Available under the award.
  • Paid Maternity Leave: Available under the award.

Military, SES, Bushfire Brigade

It is Councils policy to support employees who participate in these services where appropriate.

Council's Probationary Policy

Council Policy requires probationary periods to be served by all new employees. A 3 months probationary period applies to all positions from the date of joining for Council

Equal Employment Opportunity

Manly Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and selects employees on the basis of merit, taking into account their relevant skills and qualifications. The council provides all applicants the opportunity to compete with others fairly through a positive recruitment policy reflecting the principals of equal opportunity. Council's aim is to select the person who best meets all the requirements for the position.

Superannuation

Paid on your behalf into the Local Government Superannuation Scheme, currently, at 9% of salary.