Work-From-Home Arrangements

In reply to the Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO ().17 October 2024).

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State): I am advised:

The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment does not have data on the number of formal work-from-home agreements between an agency and employee that allows for more time working from home than in the workplace.

The South Australian public sector offers a range of flexible working options to its employees under enterprise agreements or awards. The availability of hybrid working arrangements is a matter determined by individual agencies based on their operational needs.

Remote work is not possible for most public sector employees as they work from dedicated sites to deliver essential services to the community.

The Commissioner for Public Sector Employment issued a whole-of-government email in May 2022 requesting all employees who have not resumed their pre-COVID working arrangements to do so as a priority.