Productivity Numbers at Albury Council

Council [28/11/11] will no doubt agree to continue the nine day fortnight in employee working conditions.

The report to councillors claims all KPIs have been met - they have the numbers to prove it! Things are as good, or even better - improved productivity since 4 January!

Well - I have authoritative numbers as well. I have published many and will do some more [see comparative data in 'pages' above 'Albury Rating'].

The main point I see in the report is, NONE OF US HAVE COMPLAINED! Too late now? Oh well, I will ask questions.

[Not that anyone ought complain for the sake of complaining. If you have a reason or cause for complaint, let AlburyCity know.]

The staff report is strong on assertion - a qualitative report. I have not seen any indication of an independent evaluation. What about the raw data for a quantitative assessment?

CERTAINLY I have noted lost productivity. Outside programmed non-critical work can only be carried out safely when weather permits. I have seen a dry Friday/Monday without activity on the roadworks site.

However, the overall analysis by staff is that everything is good, or better than before the nine day fortnight. The numbers can not lie, can they? In point of fact it is quite difficult to give responsible, meaningful, valid and reliable interpretation of some numbers, eg, leave taking statistics.