efficiency dividends

State and federal public service employees across the country have been dealt major blows as governments attempt to grapple with the economic impacts of COVID-19.

On Tuesday Premier Peter Gutwein said the package would support the public sector and provide “targeted assistance” to businesses and the workforce to help retain jobs.

Victorian public servants will need to find almost $2 billion in fat to cut over the next four years as an increased efficiency dividend and changed funding indexation is introduced, according to Monday’s state budget.

The Australian Public Service is expected to complete the long-discussed shift to online planning and performance reporting by the end of 2019, which could see the end of printed annual reports. The transition has been on the cards for years but hit a significant milestone yesterday with the soft launch of a new website, transparency.gov.au, […]