SafeWork Inspectors Competencies Dispute

Background: The dispute originated from members who raised the issue of SafeWork NSW recruitment processes with the Vocational Group (VG), who took these concerns to the PSA. The PSA & VG sought legal advice which confirmed the belief that SafeWork NSW has been in breach of the award by employing external candidates that do not hold the Advanced Diploma of Government Inspections. The VG and…

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Community Services – St Marys CSC Annual General Meeting 2019

Official notice is given for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the New South Wales Communities and Justice, Community Services – St Marys CSC workplace group. This is your opportunity to step up your activism in the workplace and nominate for the role(s) of workplace delegate(s). When: Thursday, October 17 Time: 12:30pm -1:30pm PM Where: St Marys CSC (225-227 Queen Street St Marys 2760) Workplace…

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Kempsey, Dillwynia, Wellington and John Morony meal money dispute

A number of centres enacted a ban on overtime of less than eight hours in response to Corrective Service NSW’s (CSNSW) decision to stop paying meal money to employees under the Kempsey, Dillwynia, Wellington and John Morony (KDWJ) Award. CSNSW lodged a dispute at the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC), which was attended on our side by David Bartle from the PSA and Nathan Keats from…

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Transport for New South Wales & Sydney Metro Salaries & Conditions of Employment Award 2019 ratified in the IRC

The Public Service Association is writing to inform members that the Transport for NSW & Sydney Metro Salaries & Conditions of Employment Award 2019 has been made by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC). The Award is for a two-year period with salary increases of 2.5 per cent per annum. There are also several other updates to the Award reflecting union concerns over the reform…

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PSA/CPSU NSW supports Climate Change Strike

The PSA/CPSU NSW supports action on climate change, including next week’s global strike. Many of our members see the effects of climate change in their workplaces every day, and feel neither the state nor federal government is taking this issue seriously. As is so often the case, it is up to everyday workers and students to push for real action. At 12 noon on Friday,…

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