Responding to Changing Market Conditions
In 2010/11, overall turnover rate was 11 per cent. This included 6.4% turnover of employees due to resignation and 2.6% turnover due to contract expiry.
The tables below show turnover by gender, region and age.
| Turnover by Gender | Number of People | Percentage of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 83 | 16% |
| Male | 428 | 84% |
| Total | 511 |
| Turnover by Region | Number of People | Percentage of Total |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 64 | 12% |
| Queensland | 16 | 3% |
| South Australia | 4 | 1% |
| Victoria | 427 | 84% |
| Total | 511 |
| Turnover by Age | Number of People | Percentage of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | 5 | 1% |
| 20-29 | 130 | 25% |
| 30-39 | 174 | 34% |
| 40-49 | 115 | 23% |
| 50-59 | 61 | 12% |
| 60-69 | 26 | 5% |
| Total | 511 |
Toyota Australia continues to explore ways to strengthen its business performance in a globally competitive environment. The aim is to ensure the company is well placed to meet the challenges ahead and that it is effectively resourced.
Toyota Australia has a commitment to ongoing operations in Australia and needs to respond to changing environments and market requirements. This can mean evaluating job function and workforce needs. During the past few years, the decrease in demand for vehicles led to implementing measures to minimise the loss of employee income. These measures include re-allocating work to other parts of the business, re-scheduling production and providing employees with training.
In the reporting period Toyota Australia ran three employee exit programs:
- Refresh Program (Resigned - Voluntary)
- Voluntary Redundancy Program (Redundancy - Voluntary)
- Compulsory Redundancy Program as a result of the Conversions and Accessories department relocating from Sydney to Melbourne (Redundancy - Compulsory).
The minimum notice period for all these programs is four weeks which is specified in the Workplace Agreement for Award employees. Award employees over the age of 45 who have a minimum of two years of service are given an additional one week notice period.