Bill
Public Service Amendment (Supporting a Regional Workforce) Bill 2017
lapsed, as at 2017-12-05. (s) MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Cathy McGowan
- Portfolio
- (s) MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-05-22
- second reading — 2017-05-22
- other — 2017-12-05
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2017-05-22.
The bill would make it easier for Australian Public Service employees to work from regional areas by telecommuting.
It would add telecommuting to the APS employment principles and require that location not be a barrier in merit-based selection if a candidate can work remotely with reasonable adjustments.
Agency heads would have to promote and support telecommuting, but could still direct an employee to a specific location if the work cannot be done remotely even with adjustments.
- Adds telecommuting to the APS employment principles.
- Removes location-based discrimination in merit-based selection for candidates who can telecommute.
- Requires agency heads to promote, inform about and facilitate telecommuting.
Australian Public Service employees, agency heads and candidates for APS positions.
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