Court Associates: Member update

During the Court Associates members’ meeting on Wednesday, 29 July 2020, the following queries were raised: COVID – Special Leave Under the NSW Government Circular C2020-01, if members are required to self-isolate they can either work from home or, if the Department is unable to set up working-from-home arrangements, they are to be put on Special Leave. You can read the Circular HERE. PSA Journey…

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Survey: Stats sought for Temporary Employee Submission

The PSA’s campaign on temporary employment is in full swing. Our request for reform of the workforce planning system to deal with over-reliance on temporary staff was discussed at the meeting of the Legal Aid-PSA Peak Consultative Council CEO Brendan Thomas acknowledged there were problems with the high number of temporary employees, which the Legal Aid Executive is committed to dealing with. Detailed analysis of…

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Staffing/Recruitment update: PSA meeting with Kyle Stewart

Your Police Radio delegates and PSA staff today, Thursday 30 July 2020, met with Assistant Commissioner Kyle Stewart to discuss concerns raised by the PSA in a recent letter to the Police Commissioner regarding staffing problems. The meeting was positive and we received a fair hearing. The PSA raised a number of issues and they included: Staffing levels, including for known crisis events Mr Stewart…

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PSA CPSU NSW Grafton office open for business

Due to the increasing membership and number of industrial issues in the Grafton district your union is excited to announce it has established a Regional Office in your town.  The office is at 2/12 Prince Street, Grafton. It is currently staffed Monday to Friday by Chris Auld. However, these arrangements will be reviewed and may alter according to demand.  Please feel free to drop by…

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Call for nominations - Schools Departmental Committee

36 Delegates required The Schools Departmental Committee shall consist of 36 Delegates from the following occupations: School Administrative Managers, School Administrative Officers, School Learning Support Officers, Business Managers, and Aboriginal Education Officers. The General Assistants Advisory Group election was concluded in May 2020. A representative on the Departmental Committee will be appointed from and by the elected delegates of the General Assistants Advisory Group. Electorate…

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