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The Australian Public Service Commission issues publications, advices and circulars, reports, speeches and media statements to agencies outlining changes in APS people and performance management. The following are current under the Public Service Act 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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72 result(s) found, displaying 1 to 10Circular 2022/5: Amendment to the Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy 2020 – Australia Day, Anzac Day and Queen’s Birthday public holidays in Enterprise Agreements
Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
The purpose of this Circular is to notify Australian Public Service (APS) agencies and other Commonwealth employers of an amendment to the Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy 2020 (the Policy), as determined by the Minister for the Public Service on 8 April 2022.
Circular 2022/4: Making new industrial arrangements and enterprise bargaining during a caretaker period
Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
The following arrangements will apply in respect of making new industrial arrangements. This includes bargaining for new enterprise agreements, remuneration for common law agreements, or considering whether to make a determination providing remuneration increases under the Public Service Act 1999 or other enabling legislation, during the caretaker period.
Handling Misconduct - A human resource manager’s guide
Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
The guide has been revised and updated to ensure it continues to meet the needs of Australian Public Service (APS) agencies and support the institutional integrity of the APS as a whole.
Circular 2022/3: Probation
Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
This Circular is to inform Agency Heads of their obligations on the use of probation for employees engaged into the Australian Public Service (APS).
Circular 2022/2: Commencement of the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2022
Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
This circular is to advise APS agencies that the new Australian Public Service Commissioner's Directions 2022 have been made.
Fact sheet: Protecting complainants and witnesses
Fact sheet
Agencies should ensure they have measures in place for protecting complainants and witnesses from adverse consequences of coming forward with concerns or information, and should ensure complainants and witnesses are made aware of these, and of the support available to them.
Fact sheet: Preliminary considerations
Fact sheet
A formal misconduct process is one option available to agencies when behaviour does not meet expectations, but it will not be a suitable or proportionate response in every case.
Fact sheet: Options for managing lower risk behaviours
Fact sheet
Management action may be considered where agencies have assessed an employee’s behaviour to be less serious, or to pose a lower risk to public confidence in the APS.
Fact sheet: Key roles in the misconduct process
Fact sheet
There are a number of key roles in a misconduct process, and agencies need to consider whether it is appropriate for the same person to fulfil more than one.
Fact sheet: Changes in role, assigning different duties, and suspension
Fact sheet
Agencies should consider whether it is appropriate for the person under investigation to remain in their current role, or in the workplace, while the misconduct process takes place.