From 24 to 27 August, we supported Professor Nishimura in her research into the remuneration system of local government employees in NSW.
During her stay, she and her colleague visited the Industrial Relations Commission, NSW Industrial Relations, Ashfield City Council, Manly Council, City of Sydney, Local Government NSW, United Services Union and Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government.
There are some differences between the Japanese system and Australian system like award systems and job evaluation systems. However thanks to their thorough explanations, Professor Nishimura and her colleague got a good understanding of the Australian pay system.
In Japan, public sector salary is one of the major concerns, and Japanese local governments are required to implement personal evaluation systems for their workers by April 2016.
In light of this, their research will be of much use to many local governments in Japan.
We really appreciate the warm welcome we received during this visit, and look forward to working with them again soon.