Hunter New England District OOHC accreditation

Hunter New England District OOHC accreditation - November 2017 (PDF version) PSA members in the Hunter New England District are deeply concerned about the advice from the Office of the Children’s Guardian that their district has not met Out of Home Care (OOHC) accreditation status. The district has been given another six months to meet the standards. Members advised the PSA they worked hard to…

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RMS Heavy Vehicle Inspectors crib payments bulletin

RMS Heavy Vehicle Inspectors crib payments bulletin - November 2017 (PDF version) EOI members would be aware from previous bulletins and balloting, back-payment for the ‘meal break dispute’ was agreed between the PSA and the RMS. The matter was heard before the IRC on 9 May 2017, where the RMS stepped out the agreement made with the PSA and the subsequent back-payments for afternoon and…

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Disability update: What is Paid Special Sick Leave and Why is it so important?

Disability update - What is Paid Special Sick Leave and Why is it so important - November 2017 (PDF version) Members will recall that on 30 August 2017 your union, the PSA/CPSU NSW, had an outstanding win in the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) to protect your employment conditions post-privatisation. In short, the PSA won these conditions: Salary increase of 2.5 per cent from…

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The Benevolent Society training, workload and employment guarantee issues update

The Benevolent Society training, workload and employment guarantee issues update - November 2017 (PDF version) The PSA/CPSU NSW has recently written to The Benevolent Society (TBS) regarding significant issues members have raised with us in relation to various operation protocols of TBS including: lack of training and support for transferred Clinical Services staff current billable hours increasing workload demands/work allocation through Outlook Calendar colour-coding potential…

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National Parks and Wildlife Service bulletin

National Parks and Wildlife Service bulletin - November 2017 (PDF version) Direct assignment The PSA has been informed that during recent discussions with its workforce, OEH has incorrectly stated the reason some staff, including Senior Rangers and Project/Research Officers, have not been directly assigned to Clerk 7/8 roles is because of the PSA. The PSA subsequently wrote to OEH and informed it of these direct…

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