This Guideline is intended to outline best practice for the public sector on preventing and addressing bullying in the workplace.

Download the Preventing and Addressing Bullying in the Workplace Guideline (PDF, 704KB)

Supporting documents:

Download the Responding to Bullying for Managers flowchart (PDF, 149KB)

This Guideline is intended to outline best practice for the public sector on preventing and addressing harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination in the workplace.

Download the Preventing and Addressing Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace Guideline (PDF, 437KB)

This Guideline is intended as a basis to support public sector agencies in the design and implementation of effective induction systems.

Download the Induction Guideline (PDF, 824KB)

This Guideline is intended as a basis to support public sector agencies in the design and implementation of effective employee exit feedback systems.

Download the Employee Exit Feedback Guideline (PDF, 338KB)

This Guideline is intended as a basis to support public sector agencies in the design and implementation of effective performance management and development systems.

Download the Performance Management and Development Guideline (PDF, 588KB)

This Guideline has been developed as part of the Volunteering Strategy for South Australia 2021-2027 to acknowledge and take a consistent approach to the management and support of volunteers across the public sector, and maximise the effective use of their skills and experience.

Download the Volunteers Guideline (PDF, 443KB)

The online learning module, Implementing the Commissioner’s Guideline – Volunteers, has been developed to assist those who are responsible for public sector volunteer programs or who provide advice about managing volunteers.

Note: This module is currently under review.

Contact publicsector@sa.gov.au for further information.

This Guideline is intended to support employees who are suffering from or escaping family / domestic violence, by supporting them to maintain their employment and wages while taking action to break the cycle of family / domestic violence.

Download the Family and Domestic Violence Guideline (PDF, 493KB)

This Guideline is intended to outline good practice procedures and principles for recruitment. This Guideline has been written for application across the South Australian Public Sector, irrespective of employment arrangements.

Download the Recruitment Guideline (PDF, 1.2MB)

Supporting documents:

Download the Pre-Employment Declaration (PDF, 322KB)

This Guideline is intended to inform and help employees and managers when dealing with grievances against reviewable employment decisions in the context of employment under Part 7 of the Public Sector Act 2009.

Download the Review of Employment Decisions Guideline (PDF, 481KB)

This guideline supports managers, human resources practitioners and decision makers in public sector agencies to manage suspected, alleged, and proven employee misconduct.

Download the Management of Misconduct Guideline (PDF, 580KB)

Supporting documents:

Download the Management of Misconduct Guideline - Sample Letters (DOCX, 113KB)

Download the Notification of Intention to Terminate Employment template (DOCX, 29KB)

This guideline supports managers, human resources practitioners and decision makers in public sector agencies to manage employee unsatisfactory performance.

Download the Management of Unsatisfactory Performance Guideline (PDF, 503KB)

Supporting documents:

Download the Notification of Intention to Terminate Employment template (DOCX, 29KB)

This Guideline is primarily intended to help employees and agencies in the public sector decide what to do when offered gifts or benefits in the course of employment activities. This Guideline should also be considered by public sector employees when giving gifts to others.

Download the Gifts and Benefits Guideline (PDF, 504KB)

This Guideline is intended to help agencies manage those employees who may be declared excess to the requirements of an agency (where the role assigned to them at their substantive classification/remuneration level is no longer required or they cannot perform the duties).

Read more detailed information regarding the management of Excess Employees.

Download the Management of Excess Employees Guideline (PDF, 321KB)

This Guideline is intended to help employees understand their obligations to report that they have been charged with a criminal offence.

Download the Extent of obligation on employees to report they have been charged with a criminal offence Guideline (PDF, 232KB)

This Guideline and the accompanying frequently asked questions document is intended to provide guidance to managers and employees when an employee is required to undergo a medical examination in accordance with section 56 of the Public Sector Act 2009.

Download the Power to require medical examination Guideline (PDF, 306KB)

Supporting documents:

Download the Power to require medical examination - FAQs (PDF, 323KB)

This Guideline is now covered by the Premier and Cabinet Circular PC 002 – Briefing Requests from Members of Parliament.

Please refer to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s website to view the circular.