Underpayment of overtime and incident conditions

Due to the diligence of PSA members, an error with the payment of Major Incident Conditions has been identified. The error is in relation to a SAP calculation for members at a paygrade of RFS Officer Grade 9 level 2 or greater. The SAP system requires updating in line with the annual public sector salary increase. The SAP component that calculates payment for RFS Grade…

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Consultation extended for unions in Environment and Sustainability and Internal Audit & Fraud Corruption

The consultation period for Environment and Sustainability, and Internal Audit & Fraud Corruption employees closed yesterday, 13 May 2021. However, the PSA has secured an extension until 19 May 2021 to provide our feedback. If you have any feedback you still wish to provide, please provide it to the PSA by 18 May 2021 and we will incorporate it into the feedback we provide. You…

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‘Leading the way’: Art Gallery Health and Safety Representative negotiations commence

On Thursday 13 May 2021, Health and Safety Representative (HSR) negotiations between the PSA and the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) commenced. The negotiation was productive. In consultation with AGNSW workers, the PSA proposed forming three workgroups. Collections (four HSRs) Engagement (three HSRs) Finance/Development/Directorate (three HSRs) As has been raised by AGNSW workers, four HSRs are requested for Collections due to the diversity of locations…

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SAFETY ALERT: Mouse plague in NSW

Many regions in NSW are enduring a mouse plague. Apart from damage to crops and livelihood this is causing safety risks in the workplace. This is a Work Health and Safety issue including the following hazards. Biological hazards There are dozens of zoonotic diseases that can be transferred from rodents to humans, including fatal diseases. These can occur through contact with droppings and urine and…

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RFS Award update: Shift Work and Incident Conditions

This is our third bulletin in a series overviewing the key aspects of the principles document which was recently put to you by the Rural Fire Service (RFS). This bulletin covers shift work including the Averaging-Out Shift Penalties (ASP) allowance and Incident Conditions. ASP The Award principles document identifies RFS employees in two classifications, RFS Officer and RFS Officer – Shift Work. Currently the Award…

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