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We tackled some tough questions this year at the State of the Service Roadshow events in Perth, Canberra, Newcastle and Townsville. We’ve answered the questions that weren’t addressed during the sessions.

As service-wide bargaining enters its final stages, APS employees will see changes to terms and conditions of employment by the end of April.

The interim evaluation of the Australian Public Service Disability Employment Strategy 2020-25 has been published.

The Commonwealth will improve its pay offer for APS employees by bringing forward the date of the Year 1 pay increase from 14 March 2024 to 21 December 2023. Due to the expected timing of ballots this will be provided as a one-off payment. This improvement is the Commonwealth’s final offer to conclude APS-wide bargaining.

The Digital Traineeship Program welcomed its first cohort of participants induction training. This will prepare them for roles in their employing agencies and departments, the program’s early adopters.

Assistant Minister for the Public Service, the Hon Patrick Gorman MP officially opened the APS Academy Campus in Townsville on 27 October. This is delivered in partnership by the Australian Public Service Commission and James Cook University, where the campus is located.

Casual loading is extra money paid to casual workers over the normal hourly rate. Outcomes of APS-wide bargaining could lift the casual loading across the service. To help explain the significant impact of these benefits, view examples to apply your own circumstance.

APS Bargaining has a range of expanded benefits for personal/carers leave to help APS employees manage their wellbeing, and life outside of work.

The parental leave changes apply to many APS parents. The paid leave entitlements are available to both primary and secondary caregivers up to 24 months after your baby is born. This opens up this leave entitlement to parents who have had a baby in the last 2 years.