Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01251:reg:50
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01251
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 50
Character Range: 69497–71224

50  Achieving effective performance—supervisors
  A supervisor of an APS employee upholds APS Employment Principle 10A(1)(d) by doing the following:
 (a) promoting and fostering effective performance by the APS employee;
 (b) conducting, at least annually, career conversations that deal with the APS employee's performance, potential, aspirations, organisational fit and future opportunities;
 (c) ensuring that the APS employee has a performance agreement that is consistent with the Agency's corporate plan and the work level standards for the APS employee's classification;
 (d) ensuring that the APS employee is provided with clear, honest and timely feedback about the employee's performance;
 (e) managing and assessing the APS employee's performance in accordance with the Agency's performance management policies and processes;
 (f) working to improve the supervisor's capability in effectively managing the performance of APS employees, including through appropriate training;
 (g) promptly and actively managing unsatisfactory performance by the APS employee in accordance with the Agency's performance management policies and processes, including by:
 (i) identifying the nature of the unsatisfactory performance at the earliest opportunity; and
 (ii) maintaining appropriate records; and
 (iii) engaging with the APS employee and other relevant persons (including the Agency's human resources area and the supervisor's manager) to discuss the unsatisfactory performance, and facilitate a collective understanding about the nature of the unsatisfactory performance.
Note: Paragraph 10A(1)(d) of the Act provides that the APS is a career‑based public service that requires effective performance from each employee.