PSA News - 9 May 2014

People Matter Survey Members would have recently received an email in relation to the second “People Matter” survey. The PSA strongly encourages members to participate as it provides a rare opportunity for the voices of public sector workers to be heard. The last “People Matter” survey provided the first hard evidence of the extent of bullying in the public sector, an issue the PSA has…

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PSA win forces Government to consult

The PSA had a significant victory yesterday in relation to consultation mechanisms across the public sector with a win in the Industrial Relations Commission. In 2012, the State Government introduced a new consultation policy that scrapped the long standing agreed policy from 1997 that set out defined consultation provisions and guaranteed the central role of unions in the process. The 2012 policy effectively made consultation…

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Your pay – Your say web chat

As members would be aware, on 6 May, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Baird Government’s position that increases in superannuation are to be included under its wage cap. This means members employed under the Public Sector Salaries and related awards will, under the 2013 wage case, receive no more than the 2.27% that has been already paid. This equates to the…

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PSA News – 4 June 2014

Bust the budget - Combined delegates meeting The Abbott Government’s savage budget cuts not only include the GP co-payment, slashing spending on health and education, an attack on the pension and increased uni fees but reduces funding to the State Government. In response, the NSW Government is now looking at ways to cut costs and that of course will mean targeting the public sector. To…

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PSA News - 20 June 2014

Your Pay Your Say update Firstly, thank you to the thousands of members who took part in our "Your Pay Your Say" survey. Your views helped shape the PSA's position in the 2014 wage case negotiations. The PSA along with other public sector unions and the State Government were before the Industrial Relations Commission on 17 June to conciliate (settle) all of the award applications…

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