Tag: workforce

NSW has provided funding for an extra 1,300 apprentices and trainees across the local government sector.

Victorian local governments are continuing to experience a higher staff turnover than before the pandemic.

New guidelines warn of the risks of AI recruitment tools for public sector agencies, saying it’s a myth they are properly tested and unbiased.

As hybrid workplaces become the norm, is it time to formalise the ‘right to switch off’ for the public sector?

A Victorian audit has found government contractors and consultants aren’t adequately screened.

A national survey of the local government workforce has put a spotlight on a rapidly ageing workforce grappling with a “critical” skills shortage.

From digital leadership to cloud cover, there’s a lot that government can learn from the digital practices of other sectors, writes Lourens Swanepoel.

With 420 councils employing more than half their workforce locally, Australian local government makes a significant contributor to national productivity and quality of life, an analysis shows.

Government agencies are identifying the skills their staff will need to effectively complement emerging technologies that promise to transform service delivery, senior bureaucrats say.

Baby Boomers won’t budge.