Who we are
The Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (PWSS) is an independent, trusted HR and support service driving cultural change in Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (CPW).
The establishment of the PWSS is in response to the Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces. It is an independent statutory agency, and the CEO is not subject to direction by any person in relation to the functions of the PWSS.
Our structure: Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Organisation Chart - PDF 176 KB
PWSS Advisory Board
About the PWSS Advisory Board
Established under the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023 the PWSS Advisory Board advises the PWSS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on the performance of the functions of the PWSS or CEO. The Advisory Board also considers proposed mandatory policies or procedures, and proposed mandatory education or training programs (and proposed requirements for completing those programs) as they relate to Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces.
Contact the PWSS Advisory Board
Email: secretariat@pwss.gov.au
Phone: +61 2 8239 5306
What we do
We provide a broad range of human resource advice and assistance to parliamentarians and their staff including:
- employment life-cycle matters such as job design, recruitment, probation, performance management, office structure and termination
- education, training and professional development, and
- work health and safety policy, compliance and incident management.
We also provide a range of trauma-informed support services and complaint resolution for all Commonwealth parliamentary workplace participants, including:
- counselling, early intervention, local resolution and mediation
- referral to specialised services, and
- support to make a police report.
Pending the establishment of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission, the PWSS also has a workplace review function.
Corporate publications
Annual reports
- Parliamentary Service Commissioner Report 2022-23 | PDF 1137 KB
- Parliamentary Service Commissioner Report 2021-22 | PDF 827 KB