Employee Development & Safety
The indicators in this section relate to the City's ability to attract and retain qualified employees.
City Permanent Employee Retention Rate
The indicator measures the number of employees who choose to remain with the City as a percentage of the total number of full-time employees.
Reporting frequency: Annually Last updated: 2024 View fullscreen
Comments
The permanent Employee Retention Rate for the past several years has been between 92 per cent and 96 per cent.
Training Budget as a Percentage of Payroll Costs
The indicator measures the City's training budget as a percentage of total payroll.
Note: This measure does not capture the time employees spend in training or on-the-job training that doesn’t have a cost of delivery.
Reporting frequency: Annually Last updated: 2024 View fullscreen
Comments
The training budget as a percentage of payroll has remained relatively stable since 2021, with a slight increase of 0.08 per cent compared to 2023.
Workplace Injury Frequency Rate
The indicator measures the organization's frequency of lost time claims — how often a City employee experiences an injury resulting in lost time claims.
Reporting frequency: Annually Last updated: 2024 View fullscreen
Comments
The City of St. Albert's WCB Injury Frequency Rates are better than other municipalities in the WCB “Cities” group. In 2024, the City reported a WCB Injury Frequency Rate of 2.36 claims per 100 employees, compared to the industry rate of 3.4. This continues the City's strong track record of maintaining lower injury incidence rates than its municipal peers.
Workplace Injury Severity Rate
The indicator measures the organization's severity of lost time claims — how long a City employee is unable to work as part of lost time claims.
Reporting frequency: Annually Last updated: 2024 View fullscreen
Comments
The City’s Injury Severity Rate was high in 2021 primarily due to complex psychological injury claims of first responders requiring longer recovery and return to work.
Severity Rates have improved in real terms and relative to other municipalities in the WCB “Cities” group. This reflects effective preventative efforts, injury management and successful return-to-work initiatives, and continues to be a priority at the City.
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Last edited: May 22, 2025