Staffing

The Department was formed in November 2004 and incorporates the Ministry of Housing, the Building Industry Authority, the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service from the Department of Internal Affairs, the building policy functions from the Ministry of Economic Development, and related functions from the Ministry of Social Development and Housing New Zealand Corporation. The functions of the Electrical Workers Registration Board were transferred to the Department in September 2006.

The Department is organised into branches by function: Sector Policy, Building Quality, Sector Capability, Service Delivery, Sector Trends and Performance, Organisational Development and Strategy and Corporate.

As at 30 June 2008, there were 358 employees of which 320 were full-time and 38 were part-time. There were also a number of people undertaking contracting roles to fill vacant positions, or providing specialist skills or additional capability for specific work.

Our employees are spread across:

• Wellington-based national office (196 employees)
• the Porirua-based Services Centre (82 employees)
• 20 regional offices located throughout the country from Invercargill to Whangarei (80 employees).

People management policy and equal employment opportunities

The Department has completed the pay and employment equity review and is developing a plan to support delivery of outcomes in 2008/09 along with the development of an Equality and Diversity plan to meet the new standards set by the State Services Commission.

The Department is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment policies and practices. Data is collected to monitor and report on the diversity of the workforce. The Department has two network groups, Pou Tokomanawa and Vanua Pasifika. These two groups enable Ma-ori and Pacific staff to connect with and support each other in both a professional and cultural context.

Our Organisation's Health

Indicator	Measurement	Progress to 30 June 2008
Internal controls
The Treasury's Departmental Internal Control Evaluation (DICE) rating	The Treasury's Departmental Internal Control Evaluation (DICE) rating	The DICE rating for 2007/08 was received in June 2007. The overall rating was ‘Good', with a score of 4.02 out of a possible 5.00.
Staff capability and capacity
Vacant positions as a percentage of total positions (rolling 12-monthly average)	Rolling 12-monthly average reported quarterly	Rolling average over 12 months was 14.9%. Taken for permanent positions in establishment.
Rolling 12-monthly staff turnover	Rolling 12-monthly average reported quarterly	Rolling average for all turnover during past 12 months was 23%.
Percentage of approved positions filled by contractors (rolling 12-monthly average)	Rolling 12-monthly average reported quarterly	Rolling average over 12 months was 3.03%. Taken for permanent positions in establishment.
Health and safety - staff wellbeing
Accident frequency	Number of lost-time accidents reported	Two non-work lost-time accidents reported.
Accident severity	Average lost time per lost-time accident being reported quarterly	297 hours
Sick leave incidence	Number of sick leave days taken	2.7% of work days taken as sick leave.
Performance development
Percentage of performance development process expectation letters completed	Percentage completed, reported quarterly	All letters of expectation were completed by 31 August 2007 for the 2007/08 period. Managers continued to complete these with new employees during the year.
Percentage of performance development process annual review letters completed	Percentage completed by 30 June 2008	All reviews relating to performance to 30 June 2007 were completed and output was considered in the annual remuneration review process completed in October 2007.