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Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Circular Details
Title: WA Health Phased Retirement Policy and Guidelines
Document ID: Operational Directive OD 0109/08
Date of Issue: Thursday, 3 April 2008
Status: Current
File Number(s): 06-02843
Description: The WA Health Phased Retirement Policy and Guidelines were developed in consultation with key stakeholders across Health. The policy aligns with the WA Government’s Mature Age Employment Strategy that promotes initiatives to boost the workforce participation of mature age people and help address current and future shortages of skilled labour. WA Health promotes flexible and responsive work practices that assist mature age employees to balance their work and personal life responsibilities and encourages a phased approach to retirement A collaborative and cooperative approach between managers and employees to negotiate phased retirement options will ensure that operational needs and individual employee’s circumstances are met.
Applicable to: System Wide
Category: Workforce Development
Period of Effect: from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2010
Review Date: 1 April 2010
Authorised By: Dr Peter Flett, A/DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WA HEALTH, 31-Mar-2008
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Subject Terms: Work Life Balance  •  Workplace Planning  •  Retirement  •  Flexible work practices

WA Health Phased Retirement Policy and Guidelines

The WA Health Phased Retirement Policy and Guidelines were developed in consultation with key stakeholders across Health.  The policy aligns with the WA Government’s Mature Age Employment Strategy that promotes initiatives to boost the workforce participation of mature age people and help address current and future shortages of skilled labour.

WA Health promotes flexible and responsive work practices that assist mature age employees to balance their work and personal life responsibilities and encourages a phased approach to retirement. 

A collaborative and cooperative approach between managers and employees to negotiate phased retirement options will ensure that operational needs and individual employee’s circumstances are met.

The policy and guidelines apply to all persons employed within WA Health, which incorporates the following entities:

  • The Department of Health
  • Metropolitan Health Services 
  • Peel Health Service
  • WA Country Health Service.

It is the responsibility of managers to ensure that all staff have access to a copy of the policy and guidelines.  Employees who have any queries about this policy are to contact their supervisor or manager.  Managers or supervisors with queries should contact their Human Resources Branch.

A copy of the new policy and guidelines is attached for your information, and can also be accessed via Health Workforce Link at http://intranet.health.wa.gov.au/hwl.  Additional resources and supporting documents to assist with implementing this policy are available on the WA Health Work Life Balance website at http://www.health.wa.gov.au/worklifebalance/welcome/


Dr Peter Flett
A/DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
WA HEALTH

ATTACHMENTS:

this attachment in Adobe Acrobat format   [119KB]   Phased Retirement Policy
this attachment in Adobe Acrobat format   [38KB]   Phased Retirement Guidelines

This circular last updated: Thursday, 3 April 2008 at 2:59pm
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