About distributed work centres
A distributed work centre (DWC) is an agile office environment that is setup to use in combination with working at an employee’s primary office and working from home.
In support of the DWCs, the Public Service Commission has confirmed with agency Chief Human Resource Officers that days worked in a DWC should be recorded as attending a government provided workplace.
When negotiating flexible work arrangements with your manager (or supervisor), DWC days should be recorded as working from a normal government workplace and not counted as a work-from-home day.
DWCs are not a replacement for an employee’s primary place of work or an accommodation solution for business units that do not have sufficient space to accommodate staff within their own tenancies.
DWCs are located in government office space in:
Requirements to apply
You need to apply to work at a DWC.
You must have:
- a Queensland Government photo ID security pass
- the support of your manager or supervisor.
Who can apply?
To be eligible, you must be an office-based employee of a Queensland Government department. This includes full-time, part-time, permanent and temporary employees.
DWC’s are not suitable for call centre employees.
Contractors or consultants can register at the discretion of the department, however they:
- may only undertake work for the nominating government department
- must be covered by and familiar with the Code of Conduct for the Queensland public service.
Exclusions:
- Staff from government-owned corporations and statutory bodies are currently excluded.
- Anyone conducting private or non-government business.
Could this work for you?
You select which days you work at the DWC, up to four days, depending on your agreement with your manager and the availability of work points on your preferred days.
Using a DWC is free of charge to your department, however you will need to supply your own required technology.
How to apply
Step 1: Talk to your manager
If you think that working from the DWC would suit your role, talk to your manager about how this arrangement might work.
You should discuss:
- the type of work you do, and how well you can work autonomously
- how often you should work from the DWC, and which days suit you and your manager, up to four days
- the technology required to enable flexible working arrangements.
Find out more about negotiating flexible work arrangements.
Step 2: Consider your technology requirements
Wi-fi and printing access is based on your agency's level of integration with the Collaborative Workspace ICT Services.
If you have trouble connecting to your agency's network, call your agency's ICT helpdesk. When logging a job with your helpdesk it is important to let them know that DWCs use the same Wi-Fi and printing service as 1 William Street.
DWCs are not equipped with desk phones or computers.
Step 3: Submit an application form
Once you have your manager's support, you can complete the application form.
When we have received your application form we will assess your application, and if approved, register you and send you an induction pack with a few simple steps that need to be completed before you can start working at a DWC.
Please allow a few days to complete this process.