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DPM’s GESI Whole of Government team have continued their meetings and presentations to government agencies to enable them to understand, adopt and begin implementing the GESI policy. The staff of the office of Library & Archives were encouraged to support the implementation of the GESI policy in their organisation. Speaking to the executives of the…

A database has been created to be used for all information of public servants who are intending to contest the 2022 General Elections. A presentation on the database was made to Secretary Ms Taies Sansan by members of the Technical Working Group. The database will hold information about all public servants who resign to contest…

The retrenchment exercise of abolished line agencies has been completed. The exercise which commenced in 2018 following an NEC decision to abolish a number of agencies was completed after Department of Personnel Management was tasked with implementing an NEC decision. The abolished agencies are Coastal Fisheries Development Agency, Office of Urbanisation, PNG UNESCO which were…

The retrenchment exercise of abolished line agencies has been completed. The exercise which commenced in 2018 following an NEC decision to abolish a number of agencies was completed after Department of Personnel Management was tasked with implementing an NEC decision. The abolished agencies are Coastal Fisheries Development Agency, Office of Urbanisation, PNG UNESCO which were…

Secretary Ms. Taies Sansan has announced a number of achievements by the Department in the past 9 months. Secretary Sansan announced these achievements when addressing the staff during a staff gathering on the eve of Independence to commemorate the 46th Independence anniversary. Ms Sansan said, despite the continued challenges brought on by covid-19 – the…

The establishment of a policy framework to guide the need for public servants to be able to do salary variations through Salary Packaging for allowances like school fees, mortgage etc. would be a way forward should Salary Packaging be accessible to public servants. These were among some of the issues Secretary Ms Taies Sansan is…

The GESI Whole of Government team of Department of Personnel Management has urged the Ombudsman Commission to use its mandate as a constitutional office to emphasise on the amendments to the Public Service Management Act which requires heads of agencies to ensure GESI is factored into their respective work programs. Executive Manager GESI (WOG) Emmanuel…

The Minister for Public Service Hon. Joe Sungi launched the PILAG Public Sector Training Policy on Friday 27th August. The Public Sector Training Policy was endorsed by the National Executive Council early this year. Minister Sungi in launching the policy reiterated that the policy is aligned to the Public Service long term plan launched in…

Parliament has passed amendments to section 55 of the Public Service (Management Act) 1995 that will now see changes to the time period required for public servants wishing to contest the General Elections to tender their resignation and the time period for unsuccessful candidates to re-apply and re-enter the public service. Public Service Minister Hon.…

Department of Personnel Management today (4th August) transferred full HR powers & functions to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville’s Public Service. The transfer of full powers by the Department of Personnel Management to the ABG Public Service was done during a momentous ceremony held in Buka. Public Service Minister Hon. Joe Sungi and DPM Secretary…