DIBP blames management for morale slump

The following article Immigration Department suffers morale slump with management blamed for cultural problems by Henry Belot, ABC News, 19 June 2017 has been provided for your information.

"Immigration and Border Force staff have delivered a damning indictment of their department's culture and senior leadership.

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal public servants are becoming "increasingly disassociated" with their superiors and feel their work is not valued, which may be reducing their productivity.

The Freedom of Information documents reveal the department has been concerned by cultural problems ever since it merged with the former customs agency in 2014 and the Australian Border Force was launched."

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