Adapting policy to manage crisis: Reflections from APSC COVID-19 Taskforce leader Marco Spaccavento
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Crossing the bridge: HR considerations for emerging from COVID
Kim Terrell is accustomed to working in high-performing teams: he was part of the Australian swim team for 5 years in the 1980s and went to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, as well as winning ten national titles and holding six Australian records.
In the APS we can be proud of our efforts when it comes to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, leading the way in supporting workers of all identities and backgrounds.
It’s a term you’ve probably seen on a job ad or someone’s resume: “a qualified HR all-rounder”
With Google to the latest industry leader encouraging staff to work from home and everyone from newsreaders to politicians dialling in to their jobs digitally, is coming into the office truly a thing of the past?
It didn’t take long for the COVID-19 virus and the rapidity of its spread to overwhelm traditional government services and responses.
Just last month, Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott stated that public servants should work from home wherever possible.
These are turbulent times. With terms like ‘panic’, ‘pandemic’, and ‘disaster’ being used regularly in the media, it’s understandable if you’re feeling a little unsettled by the current coronavirus situation
This time last year, if someone had told you the APS would be taking on historic new measures, redeploying large parts of the workforce and enabling huge numbers of staff to work from home – all in a matter of weeks
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