Home Care - Extension of bans

Home Care Extension of bans - September 16, 2015 (PDF version) The NSW Government and FACS continue to treat Home Care staff like commodities and will transfer you to Australian Unity without your consent. This action takes away your freedom and right to choose to stay in the public service, transfer to Australian Unity or access redundancy. They also refuse to protect your conditions of…

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Home Care bulletin - Action survey closes friday

Home Care action survey closes Friday. Have you had your say bulletin - September 2015 (PDF version) PSA members in Home Care have been placing bans on administrative tasks to fight for genuine protection of jobs and conditions following the transfer. We commend members for staying strong in this fight by following their union’s direction. Legally enforceable protections still not on the table The Government…

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Union demands Out of Home Care report removes vulnerable kids from motels

Out of Home Care report - 1 September 2015 (PDF version) The PSA was on the front foot before the release of a new report into the transfer of children in Out Of Home Care to the non-government sector. Rather than look at the documented problems with the roll out with the non-government sector unable to cope, the report argued, unsurprisingly, that Family and Community…

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Home Care - Government announces new provider

Home Care - Government announces new provider August 2015 (PDF version) Following months of speculation, the NSW Government has today announced that Australian Unity will take over the NSW Home Care Service from early 2016. While precise detail of the transfer remains unclear, Minister Ajaka has confirmed earlier advice to the PSA that Home Care employees will be unilaterally transferred by way of Ministerial order.…

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Home Care bulletin - clarification of state-wide bans - 14 August 2015

Home Care Bulletin - Clarification of state-wide bans - 14 August 2015 (PDF version) On 23 July 2015, on the recommendation of the Home Care Departmental Committee (DC), the PSA directed members to implement bans in the workplace. You can read that bulletin here Members have contacted us to seek clarification on the scope of the bans. As a result, all Home Care members are…

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