NSW Electoral Commission – members meeting notice to discuss proposed restructure

Following the restructure announcement by NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC), on 2 of July 2025, the PSA would like to meet with members to discuss the proposed restructure and impact to staff.

The PSA intends to provide feedback on behalf of members, to the NSWEC prior to the end of the proposed consultation period on 29 July 2025.

Your PSA organiser and senior industrial officer will be in attendance to assist members with any issues and concerns and to collate feedback for the submission.

If you know any non-members who would like to learn more about your union, invite them to attend.

Members are encouraged to send any agenda items that they would like discussed

Member’s Meeting Details:

If you are onsite, please join us in person, or use the link below to join on Teams.

Date 21 July 2025

Time 12:30pm-1:30pm

Location Meeting Room 1 – Level 13 – 231 Elizabeth Street

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 484 151 941 292 4

Passcode: tc7fW2q7

Contacts

PSA Organiser

Claudia Bianchi

PSA Senior Industrial Officer

Greg Shaw

Do you know that PSA has a Legal Fund for Youth Justice Members?

The PSA has launched a legal fund for members working in the Justice Sector.

The legal fund, modelled on a similar scheme available to prison officers, provides a range of enhanced legal services for financial PSA members commonly exposed to difficult and dangerous situations in the course of their employment including –

alleged criminal offenses arising out of or in the course of employment
making a claim under the Victims Right and Support Act 2013 which arises out of or in the course of employment
any Coronial Inquiry where the interests of the member and their employer diverge
any commission of inquiry or tribunal conducting an enquiry whose findings could have an adverse effect upon the member of the Legal Fund.

The Legal Fund has been a great benefit for officers who needed it and will be invaluable to our Youth Justice members who undertake a similar role.

Membership of the PSA Justice Sector Legal Fund is available to PSA Members for as little as $2 a week.

To join the PSA’s Justice Sector Legal Fund, please find the application and full terms and conditions HERE.

Office of Children’s Guardian inquiry

The PSA is aware of recent media attention on the Office of Children’s Guardian. With the inquiry report being submitted at the end of this month, it is understandable that there is a focus on the Office.

We understand that this may cause uncertainty and anxiety while we all go through the process.

If you are in need of support or assistance, please reach out to support services and make sure you look after yourselves and each other.

If you have any questions or concerns relating to your workplace, you can contact the Member Support Centre on 1800 772 679, or PSA Industrial Staff listed below

Organiser

Alex Sala

Industrial Officer

Graydon Welsh

PSA meeting – Orana Youth Justice Centre

Please join your PSA Organiser Gino DiCandilo and Industrial Officer Ben James for a workplace meeting next week.

Agenda

Local Workplace Group AGM
Update on Custodial Expansion
Election of Workplace Committee

Meeting details

Date 23 July 2025

Time 1:30pm-2:30pm

Location Visits Area

Please bring along a colleague if they are interested in issues at your workplace.

Contacts

Organiser

Gino DiCandilo

Email

Mobile 0417 940 737

Industrial Officer

Ben James

Email

University of Wollongong still cutting deep

The University of Wollongong’s latest announcement regarding proposed job cuts are still operationally crippling, says the union which represents non-academic staff at the university.

After advising it intended to shed up to 185 FTE (full time equivalent) positions in March, the University yesterday told staff they had revised this figure down to 124 jobs to be lost at the Illawarra institution.

This is just the latest attempt by UOW to rebrand bad news, said Branch Assistant Secretary of the CPSU (SPSF) NSW Branch, Troy Wright.

“University of Wollongong management must stop gaslighting its staff by telling them that job cuts will be good for the University,” said Mr Wright.

“Look at the UOW’s books and you’ll see massive cost overruns, in the 2023 year there was a $39 million deficit, but their spending on consultants and international and domestic travel were enormous and these are the kind of costs you drop before you cut staff.

“Anyone who’s run a business knows if you cut close to 1 in 10 staff you’re going to have to reduce services, but University of Wollongong management keep claiming services will stay the same even after job cuts.

“UOW management claiming ‘look we’ve saved 60 jobs’ because they’ve revised the number of people they’ll sack from 185 to 124, that’s the kind of corporate spin that really upsets the community.”

Contact: Tim Brunero 0405 285 547

Meeting notice – Brand, Digital and Communication

Please join PSA organiser Mel Cirolo for an urgent meeting at your workplace.

Agenda

Discuss the restructure in Brand, Digital and Communications
Any other business

Meeting details

Time 12:00pm-12.50pm

Date Tuesday 15 July 2025

Location McKell Building L14-M01-10

Contact

Melissa Ciraolo, organiser

Congratulations to your newly elected PSA delegates

The PSA recently ran elections for delegates on the PSA TfNSW Departmental Committee (DC). The PSA is pleased to announce the following members have been elected as your PSA delegates on the DC:

Planning, Integration and Passenger Electorate

Leisa Sedger

Varada Shinde

Hayley Dellaca

Angela Carroll

Coordinator General Electorate

Adam Carroll

People Communications and Workplace Electorate

Joanne Kent

Dane Richards

Arshdeep Kohli

Gloria Nallas

Finance, Technology and Commercial Electorate

Gary Sladden

PSA Central Councilor

Lachlan Mercer

The PSA will be working with members in the TMC and RTOC to establish a vocational branch to further strengthen representation for PSA members in these areas. There are also vacancies for a number of electorates, so if you work in a TfNSW division not listed above, and may be interested in becoming involved, please contact your Organiser (details listed below) for more information.

There are a number of issues delegates have been, and will be continuing to work on, including the Organisational Review, TfNSW and RMS Award amalgamation, continuing Workplace Presence consultation, and improved TSSM conditions of employment, to name a few. There will be a separate bulletin in regard to these matters distributed to members this week.

Congratulations again to the new Delegates and thanks to all who participated in the nomination process.

Organisers

Shane Jobberns ()

Thomas Gao (

Industrial Officer

Dean Allen

PSA notifies Legal Aid of a dispute over the Practice Executive Director “Guidance” on Flexible Work

The PSA received a number of complaints yesterday after Legal Aid circulated the Executive Director “Guidance” on Flexible Work.

There has been no consultation with the PSA about this Guidance, which goes beyond the provisions of the Flexible Working Policy.

Yesterday the PSA advised Legal Aid that we are in dispute, and we sought an assurance that the Guidance will not be implemented until this dispute is resolved.

To prevent an escalation of this dispute, your Delegates and PSA Industrial staff expect to be meeting with Legal Aid this week to seek formal consultation and address the concerns of members.

PSA members are advised not to implement any aspect of the Guidance until this dispute is resolved.

Members will be updated on progress of this dispute at the end of the week.

Senior Industrial Officer – Greg Corrigan

Organiser – Alex Sala

Workplace Presence – Risk Assessment consultation open

As part of the Workplace Presence consultation process, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) committed to sharing and consulting on a related Risk Assessment. Yesterday you would have seen a message from TfNSW inviting you to review the Draft Workplace Presence Health and Safety Risk Assessment, and provide feedback on their workplace presence consultation page. You can view the consultation document HERE.

Feedback due by Friday 25 July

You can also provide feedback regarding the Risk Assessment to the PSA via the email address. The PSA reminds members that whilst consultation is ongoing regarding changes to the Transport Flexible Work Arrangements Procedure and Way We Work Guide, the status quo remains, and no immediate changes to working arrangements should occur whilst consultation is ongoing. TfNSW have indicated that consultation regarding the issue is likely to extend into September, when updates on the direction of the workplace presence proposal will be given.

Risk Assessment identifies that inconsistent application of the policy may increase risks

Whilst the Risk Assessment distributed is limited in its scope – to risks associated with changes proposed to the Flexible Work Arrangement Procedure, and not to all the risks with working from the office, or from home – it does state in a number of areas that inconsistent application of the procedure may result in risks being realised.

This further supports one of the key pieces of feedback the PSA has provided in relation to the policy; that the “standard” hybrid arrangement must be a true standard arrangement for workers, without the requirement of an individual manager to approve, or not approve, the 50 per cent arrangement over a period of a month. You can review the PSA’s feedback, provided in March 2025, regarding the proposal HERE.

Organisers

Shane Jobberns

Thomas Gao

Industrial Officer

Dean Allen

PSA worksite visit SafeWork, Parramatta Square – Come say hello!

Your union will be visiting your worksite for an informal chat with members.

Drop by for a quick catch-up!

It’s a great chance to:

Raise any questions or concerns.
Chat one-on-one with your PSA Union representative.
Bring a non-member, we’re happy to have a casual conversation about the benefits of joining the PSA

Meeting details

Date 17 July 2025

Location Your lunchroom – Level 21

Time 12:00 – 1:30pm

We’re here to listen, support, and work with you to make sure your workplace is fair and respectful. Even if you don’t have a specific issue right now, stop by for a chat!

Child Protection Helpline dispute – member meeting and update

As you may be aware, the PSA raised a dispute with the department regarding their expectation of the Helpline and DV Line returning to the office ‘principally’. This would mean attending the Liverpool office, or a local CSC if you are a regional Helpline Caseworker, at least 50 per cent of your shifts.

We have a report back in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) on Thursday 17 July 2025. We are working on achieving a conciliated agreement.

We would like to meet and discuss the current dispute with all Helpline Members on Tuesday 15 July at 4:30pm (Teams details below)

While we are working through the dispute, members are encouraged to seek individual or team based flexible working plans, as per NSW Department of Communities and Justice’s Flexible Working Work Policy.

We have been advised that there is often a crossover between the Flexible Working Policy and Workplace Adjustment Policy (Passport). They are different policies for distinctly different purposes.

The Passport is for employees with non-work related injuries, disabilities, carers responsibilities or other grounds for workplace adjustments. The Passport is for reasonable adjustments including ergonomic, start/finish times, job share, part time arrangements as well as possible work from home.

The Flexible Working Policy is for team and individual based flexible working plans including remote working from other NSW Department of Communities and Justice offices, from home, as well as sharing the spread of office attendance within the team.

Meeting Details

Date Tuesday 15 July 2025

Time 4:30pm

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Contacts

Graydon Welsh Industrial Officer –

Belinda Tsirekas Senior Organiser

Call for Nominations – NSW Department of Education, General Assistants Advisory Group

Nominations are called for positions on the NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GENERAL ASSISTANTS ADVISORY GROUP.

Each nomination must be seconded by two other members in the same electorate as the nominee. The call for nominations is as follows:

11 Delegates Required

Electorate Name	PSA Region	Delegates Required
Electorate 1	Sydney Metro	5
Electorate 2	Hunter/Newcastle	1
Electorate 3	North Coast	1
Electorate 4	North West	1
Electorate 5	Central West	1
Electorate 6	South West	1
Electorate 7	South East	1

NOMINATIONS AND CLOSING DATE

Nominees, nominators and seconders must be financial members of the Association as at 10 July 2025.

Nominations must be submitted via Survey Monkey HERE

Nominations close 30 July 2025. Forms must be completed via Survey Monkey by 5pm on 30 July 2025.

If there is a ballot, candidates who wish to have a profile available for voters to read should provide a brief statement of 300 words or less stating how they will best represent members’ interests.

Space is provided for this purpose on the form available through Survey Monkey.

Please email any questions to

Chris Colosi
for Kerrie Butson
Deputy Returning Officer

Member Support Centre 1800 772 679

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