Sample Social Clause: DHS Housing Contract

The Requirement

The employer is required to employ public tenants effective full time (EFT) for a period totalling the original contract period at the following rates:

• One effective full time employee where the contract exceeds $300,000 including GST
• One additional effective full time employee for each further $300,000 including GST, increase thereafter

Effective Full Time Employment

Tenants employed must have same conditions and contracts that the contractor usually uses on the site.

• Tenants may be employed on this site for a period shorter than the original contract period provided enough tenants are employed on this site or elsewhere in order to achieve the total number of effective full time hours required.
• Tenants may be employed to work in any type of role.
• Tenants working for the contractor or via a related subcontractor on this site or sites other than Office of Housing may be counted towards meeting requirements.

Public Tenant Employment

PTEP was established to address the high level of unemployment of people living in public housing in Victoria through the inclusion of employment criteria in Office of Housing contracts.

Recruiting

The contractor may recruit from any source, but PTEP provides a free recruitment service. PTEP will advertise your PTEP vacancies and provide you with resumes of suitable applicants to select from.

Training/Induction

Usual OH&S and induction training shall be provided to ensure workers are competent for the tasks they are employed for. Traineeships and apprenticeships are good ways of providing employees with a free qualification. These attract subsidies and PTEP can assist you with this.

Monitoring and Reporting

At the commencement for each tenant employee complete the provided form Public Tenant Employee Registration Form and return it to PTEP.
Provide quarterly reports and a report at the contract completion using the provided form Public Tenant Employee Reporting Form
Provide a verbal report at each site meeting
On commencement of the project the following forms will be provided to builder

Declaration: The Employer in making this tender submission:-

• Agrees to take all reasonable steps to comply with the Public Tenant Employment Program (PTEP) principles, and agrees to make every endeavour to employ persons who qualify for that program.
• Agrees that compliance with PTEP commitments will be monitored as part of overall performance management, and
• Acknowledges that failure to comply with a PTEP Statement will be centrally recorded by the Victorian Government and may be taken into account when considering subsequent tenders for VIPP purposes.