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November 29th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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The Australian Public Service Commissioner has urged the nation’s 168,000 Commonwealth public servants to be cautious when engaging in public debate.
The annual State of the Service Report emphasises the need to build and maintain public trust in the impartiality and integrity of the APS and individual public servants.
In discussing the findings, Commissioner Stephen Sedgwick says it follows the discussion about the capacity of public servants to engage in public debate.
Mr Sedgwick is urging staff to be prudent in expression, particularly in the lead-up to caretaker mode.
“We have to be confident that we can convince governments and alternative governments that we can serve them faithfully and honestly regardless of whether their view aligns with ours personally,” he said.
Mr Sedgwick says sustained and growing funding pressure is encouraging greater APS efficiency, rather than hindering service delivery.
The State of the Service Report found the APS grew 1.4 per cent over the past year, to a total of more than 168,000 employees.
It found the proportion of all ongoing employees in the 55 years and over age group has increased by 15 per cent – a trend that Mr Sedgwick describes as desirable.
“The more we have older men working part time, the easier it should be for younger women and also younger men to work part time without having questions raised about their commitment to the workplace,” he said.
The report found women account for 57 per cent of employees, but that long-term growth in the rate of women in the APS has slowed.
It also found the number of APS employees who claim they have experienced workplace bullying and harassment has plateaued.
In the past 12 months, 17 per cent of respondents to an optional census had reported some form of workplace bullying and harassment.
Mr Sedgwick says interpersonal conflicts between peers appear to be contributing to some employee complaints.
“In some cases it is a performance management conversation that may not have gone as well as it perhaps might have,” he said.
He says he is eager to encourage a culture of routine feedback between managers and staff, rather than reliance on traditional annual reviews.
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Source Article from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-29/bureaucrats-urged-to-be-careful-in-public-debate/4399508
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