| Circular Number | 2020-21 |
| Issue date: | 15 December 2020 |
| Application: | Victorian public sector employers and employees |
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| Enquiries: | Integrity and Oversight branch Victorian Public Sector Commission 03 9922 8600 [email protected] |
The minimum accountabilities for managing, gifts, benefits and hospitality are binding on Victorian public sector employees and their employers under the Standing Directions 2018 under the Financial Management Act 1994.
Public sector employers should seek to provide information to their employees on the requirements of the guidance and in doing so:
The policy guidance was updated last in 2018. It is supported by the gifts, benefits and hospitality resource suite to assist public sector employees and their employers to apply the minimum accountabilities.
The Victorian Public Sector Commission has issued guidance to assist public sector employees and their employers manage their obligations under the Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees and the Code of Conduct for Employees of Special Bodies when working remotely.
The How to Maintain Integrity When Working Remotely guide provides further insight into how public sector employees might maintain and apply the minimum accountabilities while working from home.
The minimum accountabilities in the policy guidance apply to all Victorian public sector employees and their employers.
The requirements within the policy guide took effect from 1 July 2018.