APS Census headline figures show a set of concerns that echo the union’s latest bargaining claims.
Public servants are telling the government they feel overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated.
The 2026 APS Employee Census shows a broad continuation of trends over the past two years. People’s faith in their immediate coworkers and managers is up. Belief in senior managers is down. Most metrics have barely moved.
But with the APSC due to table its first public service pay offer this week, a movement of 5% since last year (about 7,500) could be the difference in sentiment between an agreement being voted up or down.