Public Service Employees

In reply to Mr SPEIRS (Bright) (14 May 2015).

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector): I have been advised:

The government's policy for public servants who are working second jobs while being employed as public servants is outlined in the Code of Ethics for the South Australian Public Sector, as follows:

Public sector employees employed on a full-time basis must not engage in other employment or other remunerative activity where the activity conflicts or has the potential to conflict with their role as a public sector employee or the performance of such outside employment or activity might affect their capacity to perform their duties.

Public sector employees will obtain written permission from their agency head before engaging in any outside employment or remunerative activity (including any employment, work or service for which payment is made by the way of pay, salary, honorarium, commission, fee, allowance or other reward).

In general, it is not necessary for employees to obtain permission to involve themselves in or undertake voluntary or unpaid activities or paid recreational activities (e.g. sport coaching) unless there is an actual or potential conflict of interest between such activity and their duties and/or role as a public sector employee.