Pezzullo sacked at dawn with immediate effect and no golden ‘chute Federal Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo has been let go over Code of Conduct breaches; it follows recent rule changes to prevent big payouts.
Albo removes golden parachute from ejector seat for APS bad bureaucrats November 25, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Secretaries stripped of big sacking payouts if corrupt, tainted. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $700,000. Go straight to jail.
Commonwealth’s most unpopular job up for grabs after 25 years November 12, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Federal The opportunity to please no one awaits. The APS’s part-time pay on offer is below industry average and comes with an outsourced secretariat.
Premium Insights and analysis Tough year for Remuneration Tribunal as travel perks hit turbulence November 8, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Secretaries' Salaries Series 2023 Senior public servants get a 4% pay rise while the rank-and-file slug it out. Are the days of APS in the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge numbered?
Premium Insights and analysis A not so private affair: What a recruiter thinks about remuneration for our stewards of the public service November 24, 2022 By Melissa Coade APS Secretary Salaries 2022 Sector experts and recruitment agencies say that being limited to sourcing talent from the internal ranks of the APS will be challenging.
Who sets the salaries? Inside the Remuneration Tribunal November 23, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski APS Secretary Salaries 2022 The people setting pay rates for politicians, judges and top public servants meet 10 times a year. Who is on the Remuneration Tribunal?
How top bureaucrats’ pay is determined November 22, 2022 By Melissa Coade APS Secretary Salaries 2022 Coming up with the figure for a secretary’s salary might seem a process of mystical divination, but the Remuneration Tribunal manages it.
Thousands of senior officials swept into expenses review August 3, 2015 By Harley Dennett News Bronwyn Bishop may have the last laugh at the expense of senior public servants she once terrorised over use of taxpayer’s money. The entitlements review announced on the weekend will look at bringing statutory officials into the same system with independent oversight of their travel and personal expenses.
