Public Sector Employment

The role of the Public Sector Unit in Industrial Relations Victoria (IRV) is to support:

• the achievement of budgetary sustainable or cost-beneficial agreements which support strategic workforce and service delivery reform
• cooperative workplace relations
• high performing and innovative public sector workplaces
• the resolution of industrial aspects of major change initiatives
• the development of relevant government industrial policies

In relation to this, Industrial Relations Victoria has the following role and responsibilities:

• providing advice to the Minister for Industrial Relations and government on the development and implementation of public sector industrial relations policies consistent with government's overall objectives
• coordinating, monitoring and assisting departmental and agency compliance with these policies
• advising, educating and informing departments and agencies about relevant government policies, progressive and innovative work organisation, and industrial relations practices based on a partnership approach
• advising and assisting departments and agencies to negotiate progressive enterprise agreements consistent with government policy
• coordinating or leading public sector- or public service-wide negotiations, as well as court and tribunal hearings

Further information about public sector employment in Victoria can be found in this section.

Victorian Public Service Agreement 2006

Provides a summary of the new terms of the proposed agreement for the Victorian Public Sector, as well as specific conditions and terms for certain departments within the VPS.

Executive employment

Overview of the objectives of the Executive Employment in the Victorian Public Service handbook, with links to a downloadable version of the handbook.

Public sector policies

Overview of Industrial Relations Victoria's Industrial Relations Policy Statements 2006.

Assistance and contacts

Contact details for IRV desk officers and information about their portfolios of responsibility within public sector employment.

Public Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Act

The State Government has passed new laws to protect public sector employees in light of the federal IR changes.