Election 2022: Politics of public servants ratchets up during final campaign days Community & Social With five more days until the federal election, the future of the APS has been drawn into sharp focus by the major parties as they
Promoted Poor customer experiences are costing governments votes, according to new research. March 16, 2022 By Qualtrics QR check-ins. Online schooling. Vaccine rollouts. The pandemic has forever changed the way residents interact with government agencies, and what they expect from them too.
Premium Insights and analysis Public servants behaving badly November 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks The latest State of the Service report reveals how many breaches of the Australian Public Service (APS) Code of Conduct were substantiated in 2020-21. In
Promoted eBook: Peoplebank Salary & Employment Index October 27, 2021 By Peoplebank 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… 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 and suggests how you might reflect on it
Government entities paid executives millions during pandemic 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 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 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 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 August 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Governments were predictably unmoved by Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe’s view that caps on public sector pay rises are a factor in low wage growth
Secretaries' pay boost takes Parkinson above $900k June 7, 2019 By David Donaldson Career Matters Australia’s top federal public servants will enjoy a 2% pay increase on July 1. This will take the pay packet of the nation’s highest-paid bureaucrat,
Labor argues federal flood-recovery agency a needless layer of bureaucracy 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 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 January 9, 2018 By Stephen Easton News Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz says the national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union should resign for leading resistance against the Abbott-Turnbull government’s efforts
