CoS_TeamBrief_August_2023

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New option for email signatures The City of Stirling is proud to launch pronouns for our email signatures.

would like pronouns on your email signature or not and we respect everyone’s choice. At the moment it is difficult for the City to measure our progress on achieving a more diverse workforce as we don’t have a process for gathering and maintaining statistics about an employee's pronouns, ethnic or cultural backgrounds, types of disability or caring responsibilities. This form therefore also collates key diversity data to provide a baseline of our workforce diversity to support the City to address any diversity gaps identified as outlined in our Strategic Workforce Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity Plan. This data will be stored securely in our

payroll system and if you are not comfortable to answer some or all of the questions, you can respond with the option “prefer not to answer”. Upon collation of the diversity data, we look forward to developing key initiatives to address any diversity gaps which will be communicated pronouns, including how to provide your pronouns for display on your email signature, will be coming very soon. If you are interested to hear more, or if you have any queries, please reach out to your HR Business Partner. through the usual channels. More information on gender

Gender pronouns – such as she/he/ they – are a sign of respect, as well as inclusivity. Including pronouns in email signatures can make someone feel equal. This may seem small, but for many people in the gender-diverse community, this acknowledgement is very important. As mistakes can happen when the wrong pronoun is used, showing understanding and the willingness to learn are the best positive approaches. Please note – having pronouns on email signatures is optional. It is up to individual employees if you

Council news: Around the City Keep updated with all of the City's news and media releases. Explore the ground-breaking AI platform trial shaping the future, check out the City's progress and investments in community projects, and learn about the 2023 Art Awards and Exhibition. For more information, please visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/your-city/news

Caption competition

Winner: Caught by the

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 Caption this for your chance to win a $50 Wish gift card! Caption this photo of the Environmental Health Team, who recently received a public acknowledgement from the WA Department of Health in relation to some food sampling work the team have been doing, which resulted in early identification of a national Listeria outbreak! To submit your entry, email internal.communications@stirling.wa.gov.au

Pupparazzi." Congratulations to Madeline Kelly who submitted the winning caption for this month!

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