Feedback during Canberra staff engagement session also covers senators’ rude behaviour, uncompetitive pay and brain drain
Public servants have complained about rude and unprofessional senators, bullying, burnout, low morale, uncompetitive pay and a lack of specialist skills that have led to expensive program failures and outsourcing.
The complaints do not always reflect the majority of views within the public service, but do align with opinions expressed in an annual survey of staff published by the commission each year. According to the Australian Public Service Commission website, those values require public servants to “respect all people, including their rights and their heritage”.
“Bullying and harassment in the workforce are completely unacceptable behaviours,” De Brouwer said. “There is zero tolerance for it.” The health department’s first assistant secretary, Rachel Balmanno, who moderated the session, said “we do struggle to compete on a pay basis with the private sector in terms of a lot of these technical capabilities”.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersOther questions focused on what managers were doing to lift morale in departments and agencies.
“There is this ongoing public scrutiny and we always want to improve but that doesn’t mean that their efforts aren’t massively appreciated.”
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