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Workforce management
Workforce management

Day to day human resource needs.
- Capability Framework
  Use the framework to create roles, recruit roles, manage performance, develop capability, career planning or workforce planning.
- Performance development
  Performance development information and resources including the Performance Development Framework, Managing for Performance program and Talent Review Framework.
- Recruitment
  Includes the NSW Government Graduate program, recruitment and selection guide, NSW Public Service talent pools, assignments, transfers and secondment guides, onboarding and exiting information, and the NSW Aboriginal internships program.
- Role descriptions
  Guidelines, templates, capability comparison guide, and a library of sector role descriptions.
- Strategic workforce planning
  The Strategic Workforce Planning Framework and planning cycle.
- NSW Leadership Academy
  The Leadership Academy delivers trusted leadership development programs that transform the individual and their teams to deliver benefits for the people of NSW.
- People Manager Hub
  Key policies and resources for NSW public sector people managers.
- Strategy mapping guide
  A guide to support senior leaders with organisational strategy.
- Workforce Management Tools
  Includes key resources on the Government Employee Number (GEN), position coding automated tool (PCAT), the workforce dashboard and research scientist classification.
- Organisation and role design
  Information on organisation and role design for HR professionals, managers and executives who are contemplating a restructure.
Tools & resources
Culture and inclusion
Culture and inclusion

Enabling workplaces where everyone is valued and can participate
- Workplace culture
  Includes information and resources on ethics, positive and productive workplaces and sexual harassment.
- Disability employment
  Learn how to create inclusive and barrier free workplaces for people with disability.
  
  People with disability are currently underrepresented in the NSW public sector workforce and we are working to change this. Increase your knowledge about disability and make your workplace inclusive for people with disability. 
- Diversity and inclusion
  Includes targets and support for gender equality, LGBTIQ+ network resources and support, legal requirements and best practice reports.
- Aboriginal workforce
  Information and resources on all things relating to Aboriginal workforce development, strategy and cultural capability.
- Flexible working
  Information on types of flexible work, how to implement it in your agency and policy guidance.
Tools & resources
Reports and data
Reports and data

Insights and analytics into the public sector workforce.
- State of the NSW public sector
  The report provides an assessment of the key factors that influence the shape, performance and behaviour of public sector agencies and the people who work in them. Includes reports from 2012 to now.
- Workforce Profile
  The Workforce Profile collection provides deeper analysis on workforce issues and characteristics. Includes data collections from the past 20 years.
- People Matter Employee Survey
  The NSW public sector’s annual employee opinion survey
- Other publications
  Includes the Capability Framework Stocktake Report and State of the Sector agency survey.
Tools & resources
Legislation and policy
Legislation and policy

The rules and guidelines for work in the sector.
- Senior executives
  Access information and policies on remuneration frameworks, relocation expenses and work level standards for NSW senior executives.
- Circulars and memos
  Search and view PSC circulars and memos
- Directions
  Access Directions made by the Public Service Commissioner to date.
- Determinations
  Determinations made by the Public Service Commissioner to date.
- Government Sector Employment Act
  Provides the statutory framework for NSW government sector employment and workforce management.
- Guidelines
  The approach which guides the Commissioner when considering exercising their power of inquiry.
- NSW Government boards and committees
  Classification and remuneration resources for Ministerial sector boards and committees
- Remuneration Tribunals
  Includes the three remuneration tribunals: statutory and other offices, parliamentary and local government.
Key information
- Senior executive remuneration management framework 2022-2023
- Search PSC circulars and memos
About us
About us

Learn more about who we are, our priorities, our people and how to get in contact with us.
- Our leadership team
  Biographies and information on our senior executives.
- PSC Advisory Board
  Biographies and information on our current board members.
- Our priorities
  The priority programs, resources, reports, events, and surveys we are developing and sharing with the sector over the financial year.
- Our code of ethics and conduct
  Information on our code of ethics and conduct, and for employees and agencies.   
- Our policy documents
  PSC internal policy documents made available as open access information in accordance with GIPA.
- Annual reports
  Our annual reports from 2011 to now.
- Accessing PSC information GIPA
  Information available on this website and accessible under the GIPA Act.
- Enquiries and complaints
  Information on matters the Commissioner can respond to and how and where to make individual complaints.
- Working at the PSC
  Learn about our benefits, open roles, and recruitment process.
- Compliance registers
  Our registers are published in accordance with our legal obligations.
- Contact us
  Get in touch with us about our work or with any enquiries
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