The Efficacy of Contract Employment (under Australian Workplace Agreements) as a Tool for Public Sector Performance Management in Australia

Valentine Siemionow

The Efficacy of Contract Employment (under Australian Workplace Agreements) as a Tool for Public Sector Performance Management in Australia

Valentine Siemionow

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This paper reports on the perceptions of Senior Executive Service officers of the Australian Public Service on the extent to which their move to contract employment under Australian Workplace Agreements impacted on their performance and performance management. Senior Executive Service respondents surveyed reported no perceived improvement in performance management and provided some evidence of negative impacts following the introduction of individual contracts under Australian Workplace Agreements. Most had little credibility in the performance appraisal process as assessments were moderated to reduce significant differentials. The majority perceived limited sanctions for poor performance and little reward for superior performance. The move to contract employment under Australian Workplace Agreements was not an effective a tool for advancing public sector performance management in Australia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	22nd ANZAM Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Managing in the pacific century
Editors	Marie Wilson
Place of Publication	Canning Bridge, WA
Publisher	Promaco Conventions for ANZAM
Pages	1-20
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	1863081488
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference - Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand Duration: 02 Dec 2008 → 05 Dec 2008

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Conference	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
Country/Territory	New Zealand
Period	02/12/08 → 05/12/08

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Siemionow, V 2008, The Efficacy of Contract Employment (under Australian Workplace Agreements) as a Tool for Public Sector Performance Management in Australia. in M Wilson (ed.), 22nd ANZAM Conference: Managing in the pacific century. Promaco Conventions for ANZAM, Canning Bridge, WA, pp. 1-20, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, New Zealand, 02/12/08.

The Efficacy of Contract Employment (under Australian Workplace Agreements) as a Tool for Public Sector Performance Management in Australia. / Siemionow, Valentine.

22nd ANZAM Conference: Managing in the pacific century. ed. / Marie Wilson. Canning Bridge, WA : Promaco Conventions for ANZAM, 2008. p. 1-20.

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review

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