Customer Service: Corporate Services CIO and CTO restructure

Based on responses provided by members and delegates, the PSA has submitted your feedback to the Department of Customer Service regarding the Draft Restructure Management Plan. You can read the PSA’s feedback in full, HERE.    The PSA requested further understanding on the reasoning behind changing the conditions of employment from day to shift work for staff on the Service Desk. The Department advised the…

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Your new PSA Delegates: icare Departmental Committee results

The PSA would like to announce your new icare Departmental Committee (DC). Your Delegates Metropolitan Central (1 vacancy) Annemarie Manning Maryam Freeman Monique Pittard Metropolitan West Geraldine Waters Rosemary Birt Hunter and South Coast (Combined electorate) Linda Lulham Central Coast (1 vacancy) Your DC meets four times per year preceding the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting with management and at other times as required. If…

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Australian Museum restructure: PSA provides initial feedback

The PSA has provided your initial feedback regarding the Australian Museum restructure. The PSA has focused on six key areas. Below is a summary of the PSA’s feedback: Issue PSA summary of response Timeframe The allocated timeframe for consultation is insufficient to allow for PSA and staff to provide feedback, or for management to implement this feedback. Lack of consultation with managers There has been…

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The Workplace- the key to the Disability Sector COVID Vaccination issue

Residential disability clients and staff are considered Priorty 1A for receiving of the COVID vaccination, due to the co-morbidities of the clients and their shared high density living facilities. The CPSU conducted a survey of members in the residential disability sector in April which found that less than 10% of staff and residents had received their vaccination. Of those staff that had or were planning…

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Sound Recording of Site Inspections – Lifting of work ban

The PSA advises members following ongoing consultation with the Department that we are now lifting the current work ban on the Sound recording of Site Inspections with the introduction of the operational protocols (see attached). In agreeing to lift the ban, the PSA has asked that the Department reviews the operation of the protocols within a 6-9 month timeframe which they have agreed to do.…

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