Premium Insights and analysis Commonwealth, state and territory public service commissions speak to COVID-19’s impact on mobility and recruitment The Mandarin hears from federal, state and territory public service commissions on some of the challenges, successes, and long-term consequences of mobilising staff throughout the…
Vic health officer did not breach VPS code of conduct with Captain Cook tweet, review found Wednesday May 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Liberal MP James Newbury had referred the tweet to the VPSC, alleging it had undermined public confidence. Following an investigation, acting VPS commissioner Julia Griffith…
Victorian public servants more stressed than healthcare workers, but face less than half the amount of violence at work Monday April 27, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social A summary of the responses to the People Matter Survey — the state government’s largest sector-wide workforce survey.
Careers.Vic will soon list majority of the state's public sector jobs Tuesday May 1, 2018 By The Mandarin Career Advice The Victorian government's public sector jobs site -- careers.vic.gov.au -- has been given a revamped look and gobbled up the previous graduates.vic.gov.au recruitment portal.
Harnessing experience to address bullying and improve performance Monday May 22, 2017 By David Donaldson Career Advice Faced with a persistent bullying rate, the VPSC hopes a new set of case studies from agencies that have improved their workplace culture will allow…
Human rights added to VPS employment standards Thursday January 19, 2017 By David Donaldson Career Advice The purpose of the standards is to set out how the public sector employment principles, which are established in legislation, are to be applied in…
VPS goes all roles flex: 'finding much higher staff engagement, trust' Tuesday January 17, 2017 By David Donaldson Career Advice Victorian public servants now have a right to flexible working — subject to business needs — under a new all roles flex policy. The VPSC…
Leadership perceptions holding back employee engagement Tuesday November 22, 2016 By David Donaldson News Victorian government employees are sceptical about their senior leaders, which may be dragging down the VPS' moderate employee engagement score.
Complaints processes key to tackling bullying Friday November 4, 2016 By David Donaldson News Being bullied makes staff much more likely to contemplate quitting, but having effective grievance processes in place can make a big difference, new data reveal.
Victoria's tough new gifts rules for government employees Tuesday October 25, 2016 By David Donaldson News Victorian bureaucrats must record offers of gifts even if they aren't accepted, under new rules. The value of acceptable token offers has been reduced and…
People Matter: Victoria's mixed results on diversity Tuesday October 4, 2016 By David Donaldson News While public servants from overseas believe their workplaces are doing well at fostering diversity, Aboriginal staff aren't quite so sure.
Smart recruitment on the way for VPS Thursday July 7, 2016 By David Donaldson Career Advice Victorian agencies will gain a clearer idea of who they are recruiting, thanks to improvements to the state's digital recruitment system ordered by the VPSC.
Where to now for Victoria's revamped integrity system? Tuesday June 21, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features Victoria's three main integrity agencies agree they need more consistency in their powers and independence from the executive. Ombudsman Deborah Glass also wants the power…
Vic integrity strategy using behavioural insights to help clean up Tuesday May 17, 2016 By David Donaldson News VPSC's latest integrity strategy will use behavioural insights and data mining to drive improvements to the state's public service. It aims to rectify the state's…
Stronger VPSC conflict of interest rules for board directors Wednesday March 30, 2016 By David Donaldson News The VPSC has updated the code of conduct for directors of the state's 3000 public entities, including school boards, public hospitals and cemetery trusts. Conflict…