Standards for applying the employment principles What are

Standards for applying the employment principles

What are standards? • Issued by the Victorian Public Sector Commission • Define what is essential for applying the employment principles • Binding but not prescriptive • Supplemented by discretionary guidelines

Which principles do they cover?

Fair and reasonable treatment • Consistency • Objective criteria • Unbiased decisions • Transparent processes

Merit in employment • Identify genuine requirements • Suitable field of candidates • Objective criteria • Assess work related qualities • Select on relative ability

Equal employment opportunity • Comply with law • Incorporate in HR processes • Ignore irrelevant personal characteristics • Monitor and evaluate data

Human rights • Proper consideration of rights • Compatible decisions and actions • Reasonable limits on rights

Reasonable avenue of redress • Written policy • Effective, timely and informal where possible • Natural justice and procedural fairness • Relevant facts and evidence

Career public service • Career information suited to a diverse audience • Career management skills • Life-long learning and sustained employability

Standards for applying the employment principles