PSA update: Student Support Officers

In this update SSO Survey Results PSA Consultative Meetings with DoE School Holidays – Flexible Working Arrangements Purchased Leave Recreational Leave during School Term PSA Student Support Officer survey results Thank you to our members who completed the recent PSA Student Support Officer (SSO) survey. We received a high response rate and it has greatly assisted the PSA and your PSA Delegates in understanding the…

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PSA Gender and Recruitment Survey

The PSA, in consultation with your workplace Delegates, has decided to run a survey of its female Transport for NSW members in the greater Newcastle area around recruitment practices. For an extended period of time we have been receiving anecdotal reports out of these areas of potentially fraught recruitment practices. In order to progress this issue further we want to establish exactly how widespread this…

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PSA bans the use of the OOHC Audit

PSA Community Services members have told us of the excessive non-frontline work that is foisted on frontline workers and its impact on their already excessive workloads. This negatively impacts upon their ability to deliver best quality practice for children; and is a very real risk to the health and safety of our members. The introduction of such an onerous audit goes against all that we…

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PSA WIN!!! Penrith move cancelled after PSA campaign

Thanks to a fantastic and collective effort by our members in the Police Radio Rooms, the Penrith Radio Operations Centre will not be closed. The PSA is currently seeking full details as no official announcement has been made, but we have received initial confirmation that the move is off. After our aggressive campaign, including lots of media coverage, and support from radio broadcaster Ray Hadley…

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Corrective Services NSW: Ellipse to JSAP payroll migration

On Wednesday 24 November 2021, the PSA attended a meeting on the payroll migration from Ellipse to JSAP. The proposed date for the migration to the new system is 22 February 2022, allowing for a uniform payroll system across all areas of the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). You will notice a number of changes on your pay slip, including: A different ABN number,…

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