PSA News

PSA members driving union change An opinion piece was published in the Daily Telegraph last week about PSA members driving union change. You can read the article HERE Sell off of the Land and Property Information Service The PSA issued a media release today about the huge risks associated with the sell off of the Land and Property Information Service. (LPI) You can read the…

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Willing to work: Australian Human Rights Commission Inquiry into Employment Discrimination

Willing to work bulletin to all members - 11 January 2016 (PDF version) The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is currently conducting an inquiry into age and disability discrimination called ‘Willing to Work’. The PSA’s role In October 2015, a survey was sent to all PSA members. 1,257 responses were received. We would like to thank those who took the time to share your experiences…

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PSA News - 28 January 2016

PSA wins reassessment of medical assessments The PSA has successfully lobbied the Public Service Commission (PSC) to amend its proposed changes to the draft Fitness for Duty guidelines, relating to assessments for non-work related medical conditions and injuries. Based on the issues the PSA brought to the PSC’s attention, the PSC made some improvements to the draft guidelines, such as: more stringent requirements surrounding consultation…

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PSA News - Possible service disruption Thursday 4 February

PSA management is currently negotiating an enterprise agreement with PSA staff. Staff in the PSA have not previously had an enterprise agreement. In September 2015, staff voted down the proposed enterprise agreement. You can view that agreement HERE. On Thursday 4 February,  a section of PSA staff have voted to take strike action for 4 hours from 9 am until 1 pm in support of…

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Activist Summit Attendees

Activist Summit Attendees - February 2016 (PDF version) Remember PSA Annual Conference last May? We got together in the afternoon at an “Activist Summit” to talk about how we would fight the Baird Government’s attacks on public services. Working in small groups, you came up with a great list of ideas to progress the PSA’s “Pathways to Winning” strategy. Many of your ideas are now…

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