PM wants help for older public servants to stay in the workforce Monday December 9, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Scott Morrison has told Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott the impending whole-of-APS workforce strategy should explore how the APS and its leaders can support… Read more
Out of the blue: PM shows the Secretaries Board who’s boss Friday December 6, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Just last week the Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott said the Secretaries Board had been busy advising Scott Morrison on his response to the… Read more
APS leaders warned about conflicts of interest in procurement Tuesday December 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Australian Public Service leaders have been formally reminded they are expected to fully comply with the rules around managing potential and actual conflicts of interest… Read more
Premium Trends and research Why a 7% disability employment target for the APS really means a greater sense of inclusion and psychological safety Tuesday December 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social When the Morrison government announced a 7% disability employment target for the Australian Public Service in May, it really meant that it aimed to have… Read more
Are the planets aligned for APS reform, or is it more like a perfect storm? Wednesday November 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology On the eve of reform, guided by the upcoming Thodey review, the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s biggest concern is change management. Only 39% of public… Read more
APS State of the Service: new data points to capability gaps in leadership and HR, data and writing skills Wednesday November 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Just over half of federal public servants and 70% of senior executives reported capability gaps in their work groups, when asked for their views on… Read more
Premium Insights and analysis Ancient perspectives, modern policy: why we need more Indigenous senior public servants, and how strong political leadership could make it happen Monday November 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social Public services should have at least the same proportion of people from Indigenous backgrounds as the populations they serve, at all levels, argue 78 senior… Read more
‘The time has come’ for more centralised public service recruitment: Finance deputy secretary Thursday October 31, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Human resources is now the federal government's first formally recognised public service profession and a new centralised graduate recruitment program as a funnel into HR… Read more
Premium Expert briefings How to change the world with HR: tips on taking people management to the next level from the new APS head of profession and her corporate-affairs counterparts Wednesday October 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features Jacqui Curtis hit the ground running on her first day as inaugural head of the human resources profession within the Australian Public Service, offering the… Read more
ATO’s Jacqui Curtis named as first head of profession for the APS Monday October 28, 2019 By David Donaldson and Stephen Easton Federal The Australian Tax Office's Chief Operating Officer Jacqui Curtis has been appointed the first head of profession in the Australian Public Service. Read more
APS must reveal gifts and benefits from January, but only those accepted by agency heads Tuesday October 22, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Australian Public Service websites have to include quarterly lists of gifts and benefits received by their leaders from early next year, under a policy put… Read more
This APS review will be different, says Commissioner Thursday September 26, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News The Australian Public Service Commissioner has called on the APS to be "less hierarchical" and more collaborative. Commissioner Peter Woolcott delivered a speech to the… Read more
Premium Insights and analysis Public servants tell harrowing tales of harassment after a mention in an FOI release. Their leaders want to shield them from the trolls, but anonymity comes with a price Wednesday September 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features The Australian government's guidelines for dealing with Freedom of Information requests help balance many of the competing interests that come with having a democratic, accountable… Read more
Australian public servants are uniting to demand a change to FOI guidelines Tuesday September 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Federal public service leaders want the official FOI guidelines changed to support their standard practice of shielding the names and contact details of staff below… Read more
Should workplace bullying be treated as a health hazard? Wednesday September 11, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health “Workplace bullying is often mistaken as a problem between staff members, an interpersonal problem, when evidence shows it’s really a reflection of how the organisation… Read more
