j1% A USTHI, -1Al'-PRESS STATEMENT NO. 115
24 July 1973
FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURPS IN THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVICE
In line with the Australian Government policy that
employees should have the right to work in conditions
conducive to the development of full human dignity, the
Public Service Board has issued an information paper to
all departments and staff associations drawing attention
to various experiments which are being conducted with
new patterns in working times. The aim of introducing
flexible working hours is to give staff the maximum
possible freedom to determine their own pattern of
working. I II
Trials of different flexible hours systems are
currently being conducted in areas of the Central Office
of thne Department of Labour in Melbourne, the Regional Office
of the Department of Supply in M~ elbourne and in the N. C. D. C.' s
office in Canberra. Thle Board, departments ' and staff
associations will be monitoring these and future trials
to determine the advantages and disadvantages of alternative
working arrangements before * deciding whether now working
arrangements should be introduced on a more permanent basis
in appropriate areas.
The introduction of flexible working hours i~ n the
Australian Public Service will have both social and efficiency
advantages and is a further step in the formulati -on of an
employment policy which would help people to re. concile
domestic and family responsibilities with a career.
CANB3ERRA. A. C. T..
Whitlam, Gough
Period of Service: 05/12/1972 - 11/11/1975
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Release Date:
24/07/1973
Release Type:
Media Release
Transcript ID:
2977
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- Whitlam, Edward Gough
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