Work, Health and Safety: Sheriff’s Officers fight against unreasonable working conditions

This Monday, Sheriff’s Officers returned to work at Toronto Courthouse following a Work, Health and Safety (WHS) win. Earlier this month, Local Court management stopped Sheriff’s Officers' access to use back-of-house areas such as meal rooms, toilets, and other facilities without adequate consultation. Staff were left with the option of using a meal room which was adjoined to a toilet and in a public area…

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PSA receives a response over Department of Communities and Justice Vaccination Policy

Yesterday afternoon, the PSA received a response to our feedback on the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) Vaccination policy. You can view that response HERE. Changes made Following the feedback received from the PSA, DCJ made a number of changes to the policy.  These include: The PSA sought confirmation that DCJ would explore ‘all other options’, including working from home, modification of duties, etc.…

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Department of Communities and Justice Vaccination Policy: PSA receives a response

Yesterday afternoon, the PSA received a response to our feedback on the DCJ Vaccination policy. You can view that response HERE. Changes made Following the feedback received from the PSA, the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) made a number of changes to the policy. These include: The PSA sought confirmation that DCJ would explore ‘all other options’, including working from home, modification of duties,…

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Community Corrections Restructure Consultation Update

Thank you to all the members who have filled out the PSA survey on the restructure and provided feedback generally. You can still take the survey here however it will be closed this Friday, 22 October, and members will be advised of the final results. Below is a summary of the last meeting the PSA had with the Assistant Commissioner and Human Resources. The next…

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Kick off 2022 with PSA training on your development day!

The PSA is running online training sessions for North Coast Schools covering Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Essentials, Dealing with Bullying and Mental Health on your development day either 28 or 31 of January from 10:00am to 1:00pm. Find out what day will be given to SASS staff at your school as your development day and register to attend this training before the end of…

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