PSA Police Joint Consultative Committee meeting

On Tuesday 8  February, a PSA delegation met with Workforce Relations representatives at the Police Joint Consultative Committee (JCC). The following issues were discussed: Amalgamation of HR and Education and Training Commands The amalgamated Commands will henceforth be known as the People and Capability Command. At this stage, the change will only affect senior management roles and reporting lines. There are no proposals for deletion…

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6 Parramatta Square relocation dates

On 1 February 2022 the PSA met with management of Department of Communities and Justice Corporate Services and site delegates as part of the IDS/PSA Consultation process, where a number of 6 Parramatta Square-relocation issues were discussed. While there have been some delays to the relocations, and there is a mix of working from home arrangements in place, the attached dates for relocations are still…

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Newcastle Contact Centre: COVID Special Leave

This is a reminder to members that the Special Leave arrangements for COVID-19 are still in place. The Special Leave leave is allowed for by C20221-14 Employment Arrangements during COVID-19, which you can read HERE. Please note, the Special Leave in the first instance only applies if you exhaust your sick leave while off work because you have COVID-19. However, if you have to care…

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Liquor, Gaming and Racing: Machinery of Government changes

As steps towards moving Liquor, Gaming and Racing out of the Department of Customer Service: Better Regulation Division (DCS: BRD) into the newly created Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade start to gain momentum it is timely for a quick update even if there is not much information that your union can convey to you at this time. The PSA met with the DCS Secretary…

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Reiby Youth Justice Centre update

Last night, the PSA was informed of the death of a staff member at Reiby Youth Justice Centre. We remain in contact with the A/Executive Director Youth Justice regarding this, and the PSA will be on site today and tomorrow to provide any support we can for members. As stated by the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice in his email this morning,…

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