Election 2022: Politics of public servants ratchets up during final campaign days Community & Social Liberal party political ads in Canberra warn APS contractors and consultants will be under threat if the Coalition loses the election.
Premium Interviews Public servants should be free to run for office, Waters says Wednesday March 30, 2022 By Melissa Coade Careers Greens senator Larissa Waters shares her party’s plans to remove unnecessary constitutional shackles on public servants who want to participate in Australian politics.
Promoted Poor customer experiences are costing governments votes, according to new research. Wednesday March 16, 2022 By Qualtrics Sponsored QR check-ins. Online schooling. Vaccine rollouts. The pandemic has forever changed not only the way residents interact with government agencies, but what’s expected from them…
Premium Insights and analysis Public servants behaving badly Tuesday November 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks In 2020-21, government agencies finalised investigations into 571 public servants suspected of having breached the APS code of conduct.
eBook: Peoplebank Salary & Employment Index Wednesday October 27, 2021 By Peoplebank Resource library Peoplebank’s Salary & Employment Index tracks salaries and rates being paid in the technology and digital sectors across Australia; it features graphical representations of national…
Premium Columnists Oh those sweet, sweet golden handcuffs… Friday July 23, 2021 By Helena Cain Australian Capital Territory Are APS incentives delivering unintended consequences, in the form of golden handcuffs? Helena Cain explores this phenomenon.
Government entities paid executives millions during pandemic Friday November 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal A total of 27 government executives received more than $100,000 in bonuses this year while Australian Public Service employees were subjected to a wage freeze,…
Here’s how to negotiate your salary Wednesday October 21, 2020 By Hannah Kingston Careers Wondering how to negotiate your salary during the interviewing process or a performance review at work? It’s not always an easy task, it can feel…
Vic government holds firm on 2% pay rise cap, as VPS enterprise agreement nears expiry Friday November 29, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News Pay rise talks between the Victorian government and the public sector union will likely continue into 2020, with the threat of industrial action still on…
WA public service union claims a win and bides its time for the next battle Monday August 19, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Western Australian public servants have overwhelmingly voted to take what they can get from the McGowan government now and bide their time before taking up…
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…
Secretaries' pay boost takes Parkinson above $900k Friday June 7, 2019 By David Donaldson Career Matters Australia's top federal public servants will enjoy a 2% pay increase on July 1.
Labor argues federal flood-recovery agency a needless layer of bureaucracy Wednesday April 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Shadow agriculture minister Joel Fitzgibbon says the federal government's North Queensland flood-recovery office is a needless "layer of time-eating bureaucracy" and the salary of its…
Governments ensure the public sector keeps pace with slow wage growth Thursday March 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The slow wage growth that has become the norm across the economy is also evident in the public sector, with most governments choosing to put…
Who's to blame for the effective APS pay freeze? Abetz calls for union head to roll Tuesday January 9, 2018 By Stephen Easton News It's been over two years since he was responsible for APS industrial relations but the Tasmanian senator still takes an active interest. Should public servants…