Guidance for agencies

Under the Public Sector Management (Breaches of Public Sector Standards) Regulations 2005, public sector agencies have certain responsibilities. These responsibilities include:

• taking reasonable steps to inform employees of the Standards and the Regulations
• providing notification to relevant persons for some employment decisions and completed grievance processes; and
• making reasonable attempts to resolve the claim with the claimant before the claim is sent to the Public Sector Commissioner.

To assist agencies to meet their responsibilities, the Public Sector Commissioner has prepared an Agency Guide, a series of template forms and letters, and a series of guides to assist claimants understand the breach claim process.

Claimant's Materials

• Claimant's Guide - Breach of Standard Claims
• Claimant's Guide - Conciliation of Breach of Standard Claims
• Claimant's Guide - Reviewing a Breach of Standard Claim
• Breach of Standard Claim form
• Claimant's Checklist for Lodging a Breach of Standard Claims
• Withdrawal of Breach of Standard Claim form

Template forms and letters

• Notification letter relating to processes to fill a vacancy
• Notification letter for grievances
• Letter advising the claimant that the claim has been sent to the Public Sector Commissioner
• Referral of Claim Form
• Agency document checklist

Page last updated 27 September 2012