Unions warn of 5,500 job losses under proposed APS cuts

Unions say thousands of APS jobs will be be on the line under the Coalition’s plans for $3.3 billion of funding cuts.

19 May, 2022

Labor party pledges to abolish APS staffing cap

Labor has vowed to abolish the APS staffing cap and cut spending on consultants and contractors if elected.

28 April, 2022

Public sector women harassed, overworked and underpaid: survey

Women employed in the public sector are increasingly unhappy with the way sexual harassment and assault in the workplace is being managed.

14 March, 2022

APSC updates HR misconduct guidelines

APS Commissioner Peter Woolcott has launched updated HR guidelines for handling misconduct.

3 February, 2022

Gender equality, flexibility on the table in APS mat leave review

The APS will consider gender equality and flexibility in a review of maternity leave provisions.

15 December, 2021

More diversity needed in public sector: report

A new report from the Australian Public Service Commission reveals that people with disability are underrepresented in the public sector.

2 December, 2021

Is it time for a public sector workforce ‘right to disconnect’ clause?

As hybrid workplaces become the norm, is it time to formalise the ‘right to switch off’ for the public sector?

18 October, 2021

Services Australia to lose 800 jobs amid ASL uplift

Average staffing levels across the APS will be boosted, except for Services Australia.

12 May, 2021

APS workforce strategy released

An APS Academy will be established to drive transformation of the public service.

18 March, 2021

APS managers won over by working from home

A survey of APS managers has found increasing support for their teams working from home.

12 October, 2020

Axe wielded at iconic public institutions

Public sector jobs are set to go at the ABC, CSIRO and the National Gallery.

25 June, 2020

Public servants to be redeployed against COVID-19

Commonwealth public servants could find themselves redeployed in the fight against COVID-19.

30 March, 2020

Presenteeism a problem for public sector women

More than four in five women working in the public sector went to work while sick in the last year.

13 March, 2020

‘Quick sprint’ to reform promised for Public Service

The APS must adapt to prevent current weaknesses becoming ‘critical failures’.

13 December, 2019