APS human resource managers given guide to handling misconduct Federal The 'best practice guidance' to APS agencies gives advice on how to address behaviour that doesn’t meet the requirements of APS values.
State of the service report offers APS snapshot for 2021 Monday November 29, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The 24th report on the state of the APS has revealed strong engagement as well as some troubling data on sexual data complaints.
Premium The Select Committee How should public sector leaders react to political bosses who ignore convention? Friday November 20, 2020 By Chris Johnson Careers How should senior public servants respond when they are directed to act against norms and conventions, as is currently happening across various levels of government…
New social media guide for public servants highlights risks of posting, sharing, and even ‘liking’ online content Tuesday September 8, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The resource has been released just weeks after former federal public servant Josh Krook spoke out about censorship in the public service.
Dissecting recent recommendations for renewing public trust in government Thursday October 10, 2019 By Pia Andrews Editors' Picks Trust is hard when you are so many things to so many people, especially when you are both the social worker and the cop. So,…
Premium Columnists You cannot administer government policy and relentlessly criticise it online. Governments, whatever you think of them, have to be able to trust public servants Tuesday August 13, 2019 By Bernard Keane Features The High Court got it right in the Michaela Banerji case, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t overdue for a serious rethink about public servants…
Nope, freedom of political communication does not override the public service rules Wednesday August 7, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The High Court has ruled that federal public servants have no right to political expression that overrides their legal obligations to be impartial and uphold…
Freedom of the press and public servants’ obligations -- a reply to Jacinta Carroll Tuesday July 23, 2019 By Andrew Podger Features Andrew Podger, former public service commissioner and head of four separate government departments, replies to Jacinta Collins' recent article on press freedom and national security.
Misconduct in the public eye Thursday April 12, 2018 By Fay Calderone Career Advice Responding the wrong way to employee misconduct can lead to long running legal proceedings. Short-cutting procedural fairness won't make the damage go away any faster, writes…
John Wilson: out of hours, out of bounds — when to sack Friday December 11, 2015 By John Wilson Career Advice Termination for bringing the APS into disrepute out of hours requires a significant connection between the conduct and the employer. Employment law specialist John Wilson…
Employee misconduct: how to make ‘independent’ decisions Monday July 20, 2015 By John Wilson Features Double dipping Code of Conduct breaches from the same facts and fishing for extra allegations are signs a delegate isn't living up to their responsibility…
'You eejit!': coding the line between work and play Friday March 13, 2015 By John Wilson Features To what extent is off-duty behaviour during work travel governed by the APS code of conduct? The exact dividing line between work and play, as…
Defence restricts political association of public servants Monday January 19, 2015 By Harley Dennett News Defence Department civilians are now restricted from associating with certain offensive political groups — a tougher line than for colleagues in other federal departments.
