Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SECT 25A

25A Positive performance management principles

(1) For best practice human resource management and in recognition that public service employees are selected on merit under the merit principle, the management of public service employees must be directed towards the following—

(a) pro-actively managing the personal and professional development of public service employees with a view to continuously building expertise within the public service;

(b) ensuring regular and constructive communication between public service managers and employees in relation to the matters stated in section 26 ;

(c) recognising the strengths, requirements and circumstances of individual employees and valuing their contributions;

(d) recognising performance that meets or exceeds expectations;

(e) providing opportunities and support to employees for improving performance;

(f) continuously improving performance through the provision of training and development;

(g) identifying at the earliest possible stage performance that does not meet expectations;

(h) integrating the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g) into management practices and policies.

(2) The principles mentioned in subsection (1) are the
"positive performance management principles" .

(3) The commission chief executive must make a directive about how the positive performance management principles are to be applied.