Non-advertised appointments on the rise in the public service, PSC data show

An increased proportion of federal public servants is being appointed directly to positions that have never been advertised as vacant.
Since the launch of a new policy framework for public service staffing in 2016, the use of non-advertised processes for internal appointments has increased, new data show, raising concerns about fairness and transparency.
According to data released by the Public Service Commission, the federal bureaucracy’s staffing watchdog, 34 per cent of i