Poor remuneration slugging sentiment among early childhood educators Community & Social A new report shows that people working in the early childhood sector would not recommend the career to others.
Opinion: Does the public sector really care about fairness? Friday February 5, 2021 By Victoria Camp Australian Capital Territory Each of us can choose whether to be the 'innocent' bystander to unfairness in the public sector, or the protagonist willing to speak up about…
Premium Insights and analysis Watchgate: Cultural chasms as ‘pub test’ reigns supreme – but should it? Thursday November 5, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Which is a less forgiving environment, the boardrooms of Macquarie Street or the hustings within Aussie pubs? Former Australia Post boss Christine Holgate just found…
‘Angry and disappointed’: ASIC aware of taxpayer subsidised rent months before payments ceased Tuesday October 27, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Embattled Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) chair James Shipton oversaw an internal probe into whether his deputy exceeded remuneration limits, despite his own arrangements…
Premium Insights and analysis Professional development, or personal enrichment? How hourly wages convince staff that time is money Tuesday October 13, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Editors' Picks Thinking about time as money leads to professional development over personal enrichment, but a new study finds how employers structure the workplace has a big…
Bonuses not off the table for AusPost bosses Monday August 31, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal AusPost has announced record revenue of $7.5 billion; the CEO has taken a proposal to the board calling for executive bonuses to be paid, but…
NDIS minister gets CEO Martin Hoffman a payrise Wednesday November 13, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal NDIA CEO Martin Hoffman will take home an additional fixed loading of $166,260 per year until November 2022, on top of his $554,220 salary. …
Public sector workforce tops 2 million, 5% average pay growth shows those on top did well Monday November 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that as of June, about 1.6m Australians in total worked for organs of state and territory governments, about 242,000…
Industrial action looms as parliamentary pay rise infuriates Victorian public sector union Tuesday September 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The first independently determined pay rise for Victorian MPs has been widely linked to the government’s pay negotiations with public sector workers, as it means…
Lowe stirs the pot with talk of 3% pay rises in the public sector, and that's all he wanted to do Wednesday August 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Governments were predictably unmoved by Reserve Bank governor Phillip Lowe’s view that caps on public sector pay rises are a factor in low wage growth…
NT public service executive pay freeze: government will get its money, now or later Wednesday July 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The Northern Territory government’s plan to save millions by freezing the pay of public service executives might be delayed, but Premier Michael Gunner is confident…
Auditor-general's tips on good governance: don't forget the culture Monday May 20, 2019 By David Donaldson Case studies For public sector boards, it's important to consider how official structures and organisational culture work together, says ANAO.
Labor promises public servants above-inflation pay rises and APS-wide conditions Friday May 10, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Labor promises federal public servants “real wage increases” and a shift towards “service-wide bargaining” over common pay and conditions that sit above agency-specific agreements. “Labor…
What 'common pay' really means and other things we learned questioning David Thodey Thursday March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal One of the more interesting ideas that emerged from the Australian Public Service Review this week was a move towards “common pay”, but as excitement…
Gender pay gap lower in the public sector, but some states buck the trend Wednesday September 6, 2017 By Stephen Easton News In case you missed it, September 1 was Equal Pay Day, an effort to raise awareness of the fact that women earn less than men…