APS chiefs deal themselves into wider pay rise Career Advice Canberra’s bureaucratic elite will share in the collective spoils of a wider pay bump for the Australian Public Service.
Federal Police to swarm airports to control Christmas drunks, secret Santa probe declassified December 21, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Federal Propping up the bar while waiting out your lengthy flight delay could get you grounded, as the AFP play airport booze busters for Christmas.
Ministers pop by departments to thank public servants December 7, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry Attorney-general Mark Dreyfus and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, minister Tony Burke express appreciation to staff.
New laws flagged to enshrine ‘right to disconnect’ October 19, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Federal A key parliamentary committee wants new ‘flexible work’ protections, including an enforceable right pull the plug on workplaces during unpaid hours.
Premium Insights and analysis Work from home rights now a major bargaining issue: CPSU report September 28, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Career Advice Unions once championed ‘Your rights at work’. It’s now more like your rights at home, as flexible working hits the industrial bargaining table.
Queen’s memorial holiday wage bill $731m for public sector September 13, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry States will absorb the vast bulk of the cost of the September 22 public holiday ahead of the commonwealth and councils.
After the Summit government must reckon with APS’ insecure work problem September 6, 2022 By Melissa Donnelly Economy & Industry CPSU national secretary Melissa Donnelly says there are reasons for optimism but there is a long to-do list for bureaucrats to work through.
Premium Interviews Dealing with sexual harassment – a psychosocial trip hazard for the APS July 27, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Libby Lyons, chair of the Chief Executive Women WA chapter, reminds the public service the time is well overdue to eliminate sexual harassment from its ranks.
Election 2022: Labor slams government response to Solomon Islands-China security deal April 20, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Labor’s Solomon Islands comments were in addition to election announcements calling for better job security, higher wages and an NDIS overhaul.
Unable and unwilling to govern: the Morrison legacy may last many years January 19, 2022 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Bernard Keane explores how changes in Canberra have reduced the capacity of our governmental systems to deliver.
Teachers strike over public education workloads and pay December 8, 2021 By Jackson Graham Education NSW education minister Sarah Mitchell claims NSW public teachers’ demands for better pay and conditions are unreasonable.
Premium Columnists Where to for our best and brightest? July 20, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks A look at the failures of the vaccine rollout, and more, suggests that Canberra might no longer be on the radar of our most talented young people.
Qld first responders to access immediate PTSD support under new industrial relations laws May 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health The industrial law reforms will allow responders to get immediate treatment for PTSD and be eligible for benefits under workers’ compensation.
Qld exploring protections for workers subjected to sexual harassment May 4, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News Queensland’s IR laws will consider stronger protections for people who have experienced workplace sexual harassment.
‘Handballed our conflict’ to the Parliament, employer group says April 23, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Disagreement among employer groups over industrial relations reforms has left stakeholders ‘disappointed’ and ‘bruised’, after the government failed to pass enterprise bargaining laws.