Some Australian Public Sector leaders are sick of negotiating at a snail’s pace.

A number of departments say they see little point in further negotiation with unions under the hardline Abbott-era bargaining policy.

They are pushing for ballots to be brought forward so their public servants can hurry up and accept the deals on offer.

About 100,000 public servants have not accepted workplace deals in the third year of the long-running disputes, while about 50,000 federal government workers are now covered by new enterprise agreements.

Reports in The Canberra Times say some departmental secretaries and agency chief executives have seen weariness among their employees as an opportunity to end the protracted stoush.

Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd slammed the CPSU for continuing campaigning against sensible offers.

“I believe the CPSU is doing its members a disservice by continuing to agitate for unrealistic pay outcomes in a constrained fiscal environment.

“Industrial action orchestrated by the CPSU has had a low participation rate and results in loss of income to those participating.

“Employees in agencies that have voted up their enterprise agreements are moving ahead in the knowledge that future pay rises are settled and a jointly supported enterprise agreement is in place. Many are about to receive their second pay rise.”