Standards in Human Resource Management - Public Sector ...

IntroductionThe Public Sector Management Act 1994 (PSM Act) established an independentstatutory office of the Public Sector Commissioner (PSC). The Commissioner hasresponsibility to establish minimum standards of merit, equity and probity for specifiedhuman resource management activities.The Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management (the Standards) set outthe minimum standards required of all Western Australian public sector bodies andemployees.The Performance Management Standard, Discipline Standard, Grievance ResolutionStandard, Termination Standard and Redeployment Standard have operated since 1July 2001.The Commissioner’s Instruction: The Employment Standard has been effective since 21February 2011.This document includes:• the six Standards, including the Commissioner’s Instruction: EmploymentStandard• explanatory notes for five Standards (the Explanatory Notes do not form part ofthe Standards)• terminology applicable to the Standards (Terminology does not form part of theStandards).CoverageThroughout this document, public sector bodies are referred to as employing authorities.All employing authorities and employees must comply with the Standards.Schedule 1 of the PSM Act lists entities not covered by the Standards, including:• elected officials (for example, members of Parliament and local governmentcouncil representatives)• local governments authorities• sworn members of the Western Australia Police Service (police officers)• universities• any court or tribunal established under a written law• some corporatised bodies such as the port authorities and the Water Corporation.These bodies and their employees are covered by other legislation.4