Fisheries Officers: members' bulletin

Members may be aware that the PSA and Fisheries Officers’ Vocational Board (FOVB) were to implement work bans from midnight Monday 30 August 2021 on the face-to-face compliance enforcement of Illegal, Unregulated and Unlicensed (IUU) fishers targeting abalone and rock lobster. This bulletin confirms those bans will not be implemented midnight Monday 30 August 2021 In response to the announcement of work bans, FOVB Executive (FOVBE)…

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Rural Fire Service: Award update

In relation to the ‘Message from the Commissioner 12 August 2021’, remember there are two parties to the Award negotiations the employer in this case the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and employees represented by the PSA. The role of the NSW RFS is to negotiate the best possible outcome on behalf of the NSW Government irrespective of employee interests. You may recall that the…

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Ministry of Health: mandatory vaccine announcement

I refer to the message distributed by Phil Minns on Thursday 26 August, 2021 in respect to the mandatory vaccination of all NSW Heath employees. I can inform members that the PSA first wrote to Minister Hazzard in February 2021 expressing our concern that the Ministry of Health employees had not been prioritised to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. On 26 May 2021 the PSA met with…

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Department of Customer Service - Update on Flex vs Rec Leave Issue

At the recent cluster Peak JCC the PSA raised concerns that staff were being denied access to Flex Leave where they were over their 30 day Recreation Leave balance.  Please see previous Bulletin HERE Department of Customer Service has now formally advised that “Restrictions for staff with excess leave will be removed to allow them to take flex time as needed.  The system is currently…

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Service NSW Joint Consultative Committee update

The Service NSW JCC was held on 25 August 2021 and was attended by PSA Delegates and Industrial Staff with Senior SNSW Management, this bulletin is a report back to members on that meeting. COVID-19 arrangements It would be no surprise to members that COVID-19 and its impacts and challenges on every area of business was the major discussion point between the parties, particularly in…

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