On 30 April 2024, the Australian Public Service Commission published the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Employment Strategy and Action Plan (the Strategy).
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This week, the Australian Public Service Commission released the Statement of Common Conditions (the Statement), representing the conclusion of APS-wide bargaining. This marks an important milestone and signifies that agencies and bargaining representatives can now finalise their agency-level negotiations.
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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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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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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.
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To make sure you are informed on the APS bargaining package of pay and conditions, the Chief Negotiator, Peter Riordan PSM CF, is running Q&A sessions with APS employees.
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The Australian Government is committed to providing APS employees with fair and equitable conditions of employment through genuine APS bargaining. Central to these conditions of employment is a fair and affordable pay rise for all APS employees.
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The APS is committed to creating flexible workplaces that embrace diversity and meet the expectations of the Australian community and our workforce.
The Secretaries Board endorsed a principles based approach to flexible work developed by the Secretaries’ Future of Work Sub-Committee.
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The 2023 APSC Budget Measures seek to deliver a range of initiatives which progress the reform of the Australian Public Service. This includes 3 new priority initiatives under the Ambitious and Enduring Reform Plan for the APS.
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The program will support 1,000 new digital roles and job opportunities for First Nations peoples, women, older people, veterans transitioning to civilian roles and their spouses between 2022-23.