Have your say! DCJ Employee Survey – COVID-19

A survey was recently circulated in an email from Secretary Coutts-Trotter to members working in the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). The PSA strongly encourages all members in Non-Custodial Corrective Services and Community Corrections to complete this survey and provide feedback on how they have personally handled the challenges in the workplace that the pandemic has brought over the last few months. This…

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Ministry of Health and PSA Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting – 10 June 2020

BREAKING NEWS – PSA raises concerns around lack of consultation on the introduction of Performance and Talent program (PAT) The PSA has written to the Ministry raising a potential dispute resulting from a lack of consultation on the introduction of PAT to staff. The PSA was advised this week that MoH plan to introduce PAT on 1 July 2020. This was the first we were…

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Women of Steel: celebrate women’s achievements in our 90th year

It is the PSA/CPSU NSW Women’s Council’s 90th anniversary this year. Since its founding, the Women’s Council has served as a key advisory body to our democratic decision making. We celebrate 90 years strong of Women’s Council in 2020. We’ve adjusted how PSA/CPSU NSW does business looking after members and building our union during the pandemic, and one of those adjustments will be a series…

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Member update

On 10 June 2020, PSA staff and delegates met with the Department of Education, Corporate Services and Field Staff industrial relations, for our quarterly Joint Consultative Committee meeting. Matters discussed on behalf of members included: Covid-19 measures/ Plans for return Flu vaccinations Flexible Working Policy & Procedure COVID-19 Measures/Plans for return Whilst the majority of people are pleased to be working from home during this…

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POVB bulletin

One out court locations For well over 10 years, the POVB Executive have been working to increase staffing levels on shifts at court locations that work one out. This matter has been on the POVB books for a long time and at all the meetings we attend, we raise the matter and the risk to staff in these locations. We are pleased to tell our…

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