Secondary employment and unpaid work

The Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) acknowledges that employees (senior executives and non-senior executives) may for various reasons wish to undertake work in addition to their primary employment with DCJ. This work may take the form of a secondary role within the Stronger Communities Cluster, or private work external to DCJ which may include, but not limited to, working for another employer, self-employment and owning, operating or being a director of a private business, etc.

The Secondary Employment and Unpaid Work (SEUW) Policy and Procedure (PDF, 462.8 KB) provides information on the requirements for employees wishing to undertake SEUW. It also provides guidance for employees when applying or approving SEUW applications.

This policy is also available in an Easy Read web page, and also as a Easy read PDF file download (PDF, 2.7 MB)

Employees must not engage in any form of paid employment outside their official duties without prior approval, which includes a formal Agreement.

The SEUW Policy and Procedure does not apply to unpaid or voluntary work undertaken by DCJ employees. However, voluntary work may pose a conflict of interest and should be addressed using the Conflicts of Interest Policy and Procedure.

You must complete a SEUW application:

Prior to undertaking any SEUW
At least annually (during November) where an existing SEUW is in place

All SEUW application will expire on 30 November each year, irrespective of when the last approval was granted.

How to submit an application

For accessibility reasons, it is highly recommended that you complete the online form using either a laptop/tablet or PC.

Please see the Secondary Employment and Unpaid Work form and answer all questions.

Security of your information

Declarations will be stored in a secure database in accordance with Information and Digital Services (IDS) policies and with the Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

Those who have access to SEUW information are listed on page 19 of the SEUW Policy and Procedure secondary-employment-and-unpaid-work-policy-and-procedure, (PDF, 462.8 KB) Section 7 Security of Information.

All personal and health information collected, managed and disclosed under the program will comply with the requirements of the NSW Privacy Laws as outlined in the Department’s Privacy Management Plan.

Relevant documents

Associated programs

Associated codes, policies, procedures and guidelines that relate to the SEUW Program include, but not limited to:

Contact and support

Advice and support is available via the SecondaryEmploymentUnpaidWork@dcj.nsw.gov.au mailbox.

If you have trouble accessing the documents on this page or to request an accessible version, please contact us.