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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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Circular 2021/07: Fair Work Commission review of casual terms in awards

Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
The purpose of this Circular is to inform Australian Government agencies of the completion of the Fair Work Commission’s review of casual terms in modern awards

Circular 2021/06: Superannuation Stapling

Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
Guidance for Commonwealth employers on the Government’s Your Super, Your Future Reforms.

APS Data Capability Framework

Publication
The Data Capability Framework defines the data specific knowledge, skills and behaviours required when working with data in the APS.

Circular 2021/05: COVID-19 Vaccinations for Commonwealth officials travelling overseas

Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
The purpose of this Circular is to provide advice to agencies considering sending Commonwealth officials on official travel overseas.

APS Employment Data  30 June 2021

Employment data
This release of the Australian Public Service (APS) employment data presents a statistical outline of the APS workforce employed under the Public Service Act 1999. It provides key workforce metrics as at 30 June 2021 and trends from 2002.

Corporate plan 2021-22

Publication
The Australian Public Service Commission’s purpose is to strengthen the professionalism of the APS and facilitate continuous improvement in workforce management in the APS.

Circular 2021/04: Application of Wage Price Index to agency industrial instruments from 1 September 2021

Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
The purpose of this Circular is to inform agencies of the applicable private sector Wage Price Index (WPI), for annual remuneration adjustments in agency industrial instruments between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022, under the Australian Government’s Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy 2020 (the Policy).

Performance Bonus Guidance

Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
Principles governing performance bonus use in Commonwealth entities and companies.

ACT Covid-19 lockdown statement by the Australian Public Service Commissioner, Peter Woolcott AO

Circulars, Guidance, and Advice
This afternoon the ACT Government announced a seven day lockdown in the ACT in response to a confirmed COVID-19 case. APS agencies and their employees in the ACT will be moving to working from home arrangements for many of their employees, although there will continue to be others, such as many at Services Australia, who will continue to work from their usual workplaces to deliver essential services.

Launch of the Australian Public Service Academy

Media releases and statements
Today the Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service, the Hon Ben Morton MP, officially opened the Australian Public Service Academy, a new approach to APS-wide learning and development.