PM&C primed for tough pay negotiations

Early August kick-off for formal bargaining

1 August, 2014

Abetz throws down industrial relations gauntlet to APS and its union

The release of the government’s bargaining framework for the looming negotiations over pay and conditions shows that the government is digging in for a fight.

1 April, 2014

Pragmatic steps to assess employee capabilities

By Dr Marianne Broadbent* Many leading public and commercial sector organisations are rethinking how they assess capabilities for future executives and managers in an environment of considerable ambiguity. The specific needs in particular roles might go in quite a different direction due to factors such as a change of government policy, market pressures or maybe […]

13 January, 2014

Feds hit by massive hiring freeze

By Julian Bajkowski Federal departments and agencies have been hit by an official hiring freeze as the Abbott government attempts to cull 12,000 public service jobs without resorting to redundancies as it tries to bring down government staffing costs. The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC), the federal bureaucracy’s industrial umpire, has issued a notice that […]

1 November, 2013

Public Sector Management Program put to market

By Paul Hemsley The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has put its hallmark Public Sector Management Program out to market after it issued a calling for a higher education institution to manage the course by updating its curriculum and delivering it across all states and territories in Australia. A staple qualification for ascendant public servants, […]

18 October, 2013

New guide to MOG changes

The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) and Department of Finance and Deregulation have released a new edition of the good practice guide, Implementing Machinery of Government Changes. Secretary of the Department of Finance and Deregulation, David Tune, said the publication was designed to provide practical guidance to help agencies implement machinery of government changes. “As […]

10 September, 2010

Federal Budget a ‘mixed bag’ for APS

By Angela Dorizas The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) said the 2010/11 Budget is a “mixed bag” for Australian public servants. CPSU national secretary, Nadine Flood, said the sector welcomed funding for Defence and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, but was concerned at the scale of cuts in Customs, Centrelink and the Department of […]

13 May, 2010

APS receives whole-of-government ICT workforce plan

By Angela Dorizas A whole-of-government strategic ICT workforce plan and ICT career structure has been unveiled by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC). The APSC said the purpose of the whole-of-government ICT strategic workforce plan was to assist APS agencies in identifying the ICT capacity and capabilities and develop a strategic APS-wide understanding of the […]

29 April, 2010

Government receives blueprint for APS reform

By Angela Dorizas A review of the Australian Public Service (APS) has proposed changes to funding and staff arrangements to ensure high-quality outcomes for the public. The review was conducted by a special advisory group chaired by Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet chief Terry Moran The blueprint made 28 recommendations in nine areas of reform, […]

1 April, 2010

Measuring up on recruitment

Agencies across the Australian Public Service (APS) are spending heavily on advertising in a bid to attract the right personnel. The advertising has improved in quality and extensively promotes great APS work environments, flexible, family-friendly and where staff wellbeing is of the utmost importance. This investment however, is being undermined by poor internal recruitment practices […]

28 January, 2009