Education Department's latest advice "a win for common sense"

The Department of Education has released updated advice for dealing with Year 12 students and the HSC in identified areas of the state. The advice has severely reduced the time students are to be at school, halted the return in the eight LGAs experiencing high levels of COVID-19 cases and has confirmed that no change will occur in the arrangements for work of support staff.…

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Sheriff’s Office: Hunter and Upper Hunter snap lockdown

As per the previous COVID-19 Special Bulletins you have received, the PSA has been in regular contact with the Sheriff’s Office. Further restrictions were announced by the NSW Government and expanded upon within Hunter and Upper Hunter regions from 5:00pm on 5 August 2021. They are now on par with restrictions within some LGAs in Greater Sydney. The PSA understands that this may be a…

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Warners Bay Service NSW Centre

The PSA has been advised by Service NSW of a recent COVID-19 contact at the Warners Bay Service NSW Centre. The PSA understands the Centre is currently closed for deep-cleaning. It it is expected it will be able to open following the clean. While you are unable to work you should be place on Special Leave. Your union is here to support you, so if…

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Prison Officers Vocational Branch: Meal allowance update

In March, the PSA sent out this bulletin about a win in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) concerning meal allowance payments. Since the automated Workforce Management System was implemented, Officers who worked a rostered shift ceasing at 6:00pm and a minimum of 1.5 hours of overtime were being denied meal allowance payments. The Commission agreed with the PSA’s interpretation, saying that Officers covered by the…

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Downing Centre closed for deep-cleaning

The PSA is aware that the Downing Centre has been closed for deep-cleaning.  While we have limited info at the moment, we would like to remind members of the following extract from the Premiers Circular titled C2021-14 Employment Arrangements during COVID-19. Workplace is closed Where the workplace is closed, flexible work arrangements should be considered either at home or from another office location. Where work…

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