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Growing the future HR leaders of the APS

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Do you need to grow the HR capabilities in your organisation? The APS HR Professional Stream has HR graduates and school leavers ready to join your agency in 2024!
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Gender Responsive Budgeting rolls out across policy process

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Across the APS, staff with policy development and Budget responsibilities have a new string to add to their capability bow. Gender analysis that provides the Government with transparent information about the gender impact of its decisions is now required across Budget and policy processes.
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Influencing culture and mindset with Dr Jo Lukins

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With over 25 years’ experience, psychologist, Dr Jo Lukins, delivers programs on resilience and expert performance. Gain valuable advice on a variety of topics, including mental health initiatives, burnout prevention, having difficult conversations, goal setting, career progression and teamwork.

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Upholding integrity in SES recruitment

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The Australian Public Service Commission recently announced changes to SES recruitment processes. The changes commenced on 1 October 2023.
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Strategies to help minimise the surprising causes of burnout

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While balancing work commitments and personal responsibilities is traditionally seen as the cause of burnout, we explore other emotional and mental causes HR professionals should be aware of.
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APS bargaining package of pay and conditions – final offer

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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.
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APS Integrity Taskforce report ‘Louder than Words: An APS Integrity Action Plan’

The APS Integrity Taskforce has released their report ‘Louder than Words: An APS Integrity Action Plan’. Integrity is deeply important to our work in the public service. We encourage all staff to reflect on how integrity shapes our work for the Australian public. The ‘Integrity Good Practice Guide’ includes a range of practical examples of how you can contribute to a pro-integrity culture.

Autism in the workplace

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Unwrapping the misconceptions around autism, and how to incorporate regulation strategies and accommodations in the workplace.

Diversity and inclusion news
APS bargaining benefits

Casual loading: what could you get?

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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.

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Personal/Carers Leave: what could you get?

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

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Acknowledgement of Country

The APSC acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.