ADHC workers in group homes and residential facilities – pay rise on 5 October

ADHC workers in group homes and residential facilities pay rise - Sept 2017 (PDF version) Members will recall that for ADHC staff covered by the Crown Employees (FACS) Residential Centre Support Services Staff Award and Crown Employees Ageing, Disability and Homecare NSW Department of FACS (Community Living) Award, the PSA won these conditions: Salary increase of 2.5% from 1 July 2017 Rostering principles Special paid…

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Mobility pathway a road to nowhere

Mobility pathway a road to nowhere - September 2017 (PDF version) Your PSA representatives met with counterparts from Treasury and the Department on Monday 18 September regarding the mobility pathway. The PSA has been literally inundated with responses from members in recent weeks and months regarding their frustrations as to how the mobility pathway is operating. Given it is clearly struggling at present, the PSA…

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Govt spends tens of millions on consultants, tries to block pay rise for disability workers

PSA media release The Public Service Association (PSA) has slammed the $10 million rise in the budget for consultants in one public sector agency alone while the Government cuts jobs and argues against a 2.5% pay rise for disability care workers. “The Treasurer can defend the expenditure on the basis the Government is undertaking “unprecedented and complicated reforms” but what he doesn’t say is that…

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Illawarra disability members - Workplace group elections

Illawarra disability members - Want to get more involved - Sept 2017 (PDF version) Want to get more involved in your union? Would you like to become more involved in your union? Interested in working with PSA/CPSU NSW members in your workplace? Become a PSA/CPSU NSW delegate! Your PSA/CPSU NSW delegate elections for the Illawarra Disability Workplace Group are on now. If you want to…

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ADHC – Pay on public holidays

ADHC - Pay on public holidays - September 2017 (PDF version) Public Holiday Shifts for Disability Staff employed under the Crown Employees Ageing, Disability and Home Care – Department of Human Services NSW (Community Living Award) 2010 It has recently been brought to the attention of the PSA/CPSU NSW that some members have had anomalies in their pay whilst working on the night shift of…

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