PSA’s Special Constables dispute set for preliminary IRC hearing on 23 July 2019

The PSA advised members last week that the Special Constables Role Description dispute had been lodged with the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC). The dispute concerns the continued failure of the NSW Police Force to agree to appropriate Capability Levels in the Role Description for the role of Special Constable and provide a final determination in a timely manner, as detailed in a previous bulletin available…

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Trustee and Guardian Delegates nominated

Over the past months, the PSA has held nominations for delegate positions on the Trustee and Guardian Departmental Committee. The elected delegates meet quarterly and work with industrial staff to drive strategy and represent members. The PSA wishes to thank all members who nominated and congratulates all those who were elected to these positions: Electorate Delegate(s) Parramatta Julie Griffiths Lynn Ellis Terry Hancock Richard Falkowski…

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GovConnect and overpayments

Your union has recently supported a number of members in relation to overpayments made by GovConnect. Please be advised GovConnect is the service provider and not your employer. If you are aware, or become aware, that you are being overpaid please do not contact GovConnect. It does not consider itself to be your employer and will not deal with your concerns by either acknowledging the…

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The Right to be Consulted Over Changes in Your Employment

Your union met with management on 4 July in relation to concerns over members involved in the new branch, Digital and Communications area being asked to attend interviews over what we had been told was merely a change to reporting lines. Management confirmed that there had been a Town Hall meeting plus information made available to staff on the intranet and that it was purely…

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JUSTICE AND FACS MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT CHANGES UPDATE

The PSA recently lodged a dispute in the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) to ensure better consultation in relation to the Machinery of Government (MoG) changes. After the Dispute was lodged the PSA and the Department of Communities and Justice negotiated a Consultative Framework in relation to the changes at a meeting on 19 June 2019. The framework includes the following: Fortnightly consultation meetings…

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