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Managing Diversity in Employment
Page Last Updated: 9 January 2020 JM
A diverse State Service: TSS Employee Survey
The State Service Management Office (SSMO) coordinates the Employee Survey (the Survey) across all Tasmanian State Service (TSS) agencies. The Survey asks all TSS employees and officers about their work and work environment. The details and the results of past surveys have been published online.
Diversity policy and programs
A number of practices and activities are in place or underway to support diversity and inclusion in the State Service:
Aboriginal employment
Age diverse workforce
- Active Ageing in the State Service
- Youth Employment
- Register for Retired TSS Senior Managers and Officers
- State Service Internships
- Whole-of-Service Graduate Recruitment Program
- Tasmanian State Service Cadetship Programs
Gender diversity in the State Service
Disability Employment
Carers in the State Service
Respectful language and communication at work
- Respectful Language and Communication - Guideline
- LGBTIQ - Respectful Language Fact Sheet
- Disability - Respectful Language Fact Sheet
- Gender - Respectful Language Fact Sheet
- Aboriginal - Respectful Language Fact Sheet
Resources
The following links also have useful information regarding diversity and inclusion:
- Diversity Council Australia has a range of diversity research and resources, including useful information about inclusive language.
- Australia Post has a range of information on the various activities they have implemented to support diversity.
- University of Tasmania has information on a broad range of diversity/inclusion initiatives, as well as details of their LGBTI support network – Ally Network.
- The Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has implemented support networks and diversity Champions.
- Equal Opportunity Tasmania has information about Training and education, and has posters available for promoting diversity in the workplace.
- JobAccess (Australian Government) has information and resources available for employers considering employing someone with a disability.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has produced an infographic A profile of people with disability in Australia.