Public sector pay wars: Strikes to hit airports, service centres and ports

Human Services, ATO and Immigration staff strike next week.

8 September, 2015

Ajaka on the NDIS

Q and A with NSW Minister for Ageing and Disability Services.

31 March, 2015

Big corporates better at attracting people with disabilities than the public sector

Disability employment rate in the public sector continues to fall.

23 March, 2015

Diversity in your career – does it matter?

Are you experienced?

14 January, 2015

HP warns Microsoft SharePoint proliferation in government out of control

By Julian Bajkowski Computing and services stalwart HP has made a bold pitch for new government business based on the prospect that savings as deep as 75 per cent can be carved from software and infrastructure running costs bloated by duplication and non-standardised deployments of Microsoft’s SharePoint platform. The acquisitive mega-vendor on Wednesday officially launched […]

5 June, 2013

People are still ‘weakest link’ in security defence

By Jo Stewart-Rattray, director of information security for national accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron; the international; the international vice president for global information security governance industry association ISACA; and chair at ISACA’s leadership development committee; member of its COBIT for Security Taskforce.   While public sector agencies confront security risks from the cloud to social […]

3 February, 2012

ACT employers report decline in hiring intentions

By Angela Dorizas Employment confidence in the government sector has seen a decline in hiring intentions, according to a new report released today by recruitment firm Hudson. The Hudson Report surveyed 4182 employers from across Australia on their employment expectations. It found that 26 per cent of employers in the ACT were planning to increase […]

13 October, 2010

O’Farrell pledges to reform public service

By Angela Dorizas NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell has made an election promise to strengthen professionalism in public sector governance and slash the number of ministerial staff. Presenting at the Chartered Secretaries Australia Public Sector Update on Tuesday, Mr O’Farrell said the potential of the state’s public service was  “squandered by poor governance”. He pledged […]

13 October, 2010

Brumby to bring 100 government jobs to Bendigo

The Victorian Government has unveiled plans to bring 100 public sector jobs to Bendigo with the opening of a new call centre. Premier John Brumby said the creation of the new Bendigo-based government call centre was part of a broader strategy to drive economic growth in regional and rural Victoria through decentralisation of government jobs. “We have a […]

11 October, 2010

ACT public sector under the microscope

The ACT Government has appointed a former Commonwealth departmental secretary to review the structure and capacity of the public sector.   Former Defence secretary Dr Allan Hawke will investigate the capacity of the public service to deliver on the ACT Government’s major policy priorities for the remainder of the term. Building on the 2006 Costello […]

3 September, 2010

Public sector workforce on the move

By Angela Dorizas Government employers face increasing workforce liquidity and returning skills shortages, according to the latest research by a leading recruitment firm. Hudson conducted a survey of 605 government employers and 1690 employees as part of its annual 20:20 Series report. The 2010 report, Positioning for Growth, found that one-third of survey respondents were either actively or passively seeking a […]

26 August, 2010

WA boosts district allowance for regional public servants

By Angela Dorizas The Government of Western Australia has announced an increase in district allowance payments for more than 7000 public sector employees in regional areas. The $110.8 million district allowance, agreed to by public sector unions, is funded by the State Government’s Royalties for Regions program. Workers in the Pilbara and Kimberley will receive the […]

2 August, 2010

Awards for public sector performance

New South Wales public sector agencies have been invited to participate in the Premier’s Public Sector Awards. The awards recognised and reward outstanding performance and achievement by the NSW public sector. Award categories include: leading change; delivering services; engaging with the community; project delivery – making it happen; succeeding through innovation; Premier’s priority category – […]

27 July, 2010

Ombudsmen fundamental to democracy: Brent

Public sector officials have been reminded of the importance of government 'watchdogs' by the Acting Commonwealth and ACT Ombudsman Ron Brent. The Ombudsman’s new office premises were officially opened last week by Cabinet Secretary and Special Minister of State Senator Joe Ludwig. Mr Brent used the occasion to remind government officials of the relevancy of […]

22 June, 2010