The Case of the Missing Data: PSA Win in TSS Dispute

TfNSW agreed in mid-February to provide the data from the time and motion study that underpinned the reform and resourcing and to engage with the PSA on the work allocations. The PSA believed we were coming out the other side of the ongoing saga that has been the Payroll and Personnel restructure. Unfortunately, TfNSW did not provide the PSA with what we had requested. The…

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EPA Bulletin - EPA directing staff to return 3 days per week

As you are aware the PSA met with the EPA management, 30 March 2022 with regards to the EPA directing staff to return 3 days a week to the workplace. At this meeting the EPA management advised the PSA, that some staff wanted to work from home and some staff wanted to work from the office and based upon this meeting with the EPA management…

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Community Corrections – Practice Reviews

PSA members have raised the issue of practice reviews, whereby offenders provide survey reviews of interviews conducted with them by staff. In particular, members are concerned that the survey data will be used in effect as “customer reviews” and serve as a performance measure for performance management. The PSA met with DCJ Employee Relations on 23 March 2022 to clarify arrangements. The agency stated that…

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Department of Customer Service Recurring Joint Consultative Committee update

Your PSA representatives recently met with the Department of Customer Service (DCS) for the Recurring Joint Consultative Committee (RJCC). The following is a report back to members on matters that were discussed. COVID-19 update In response to concerns with returning to office, DCS is reviewing and updating the COVID-19 safety plans for each of the work sites. In the interim, current safety measures such as…

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Education Joint Consultative Committee update: LTT contract extensions, hybrid working, restructures and more

In this update Temporary employees' contract extension Covid-19 Safety measures – Hybrid Working in 2022 New Student and Parent Experience (SPX) Complaints Unit Schools Infrastructure – Procurement Restructure Inductions PSA /DOE Consultation PSA staff and delegates met with the Department’s industrial relations representatives for the Corporate and Field Staff Joint Consultative Committee meeting on 16 March 2022. In addition to standing agenda items, we raised…

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