Special Constables short-changed in meal breaks mess

Special Constables are now covered by the Police Administrative Officers Award. Police have notified the union of a ridiculous plan to implement this. In order to avoid paying extra to Special Constables, Police have decided to put in place an unachievable system of meal breaks. Field Supervisors will spend half their day running around trying to cover posts for meals and those staff “lucky” enough…

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Professional Admin Staff: Essential to child protection and housing services

Today is Admin Professionals Day. The PSA wishes to acknowledge and recognise the critical role administrative members perform in Community Services and Housing. Though your work is sometimes undertaken in the background, Community Services and Housing could not operate without it. It is the work of Admin Professionals that ensures an office runs smoothly and allows other members to focus on their roles supporting the…

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Rural Fire Service Award update: Allowances

This is our second bulletin in a series overviewing the key aspects of the principles document which was recently put to you by the Rural Fire Service (RFS). For a copy of that document, please click HERE.   Our first bulletin dealt with hours of work, which included overtime and flexible work. This bulletin addresses allowances, including the Annualised Conditions Allowance (ACA). There will be…

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PSA National Parks Vocational Branch meeting

On Monday 3 May 2021, National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Delegates met to discuss a range of issues. Also in attendance at the meeting were PSA industrial staff Nathan Bradshaw, Michael Sinclair and Kim de Govrik. Aboriginal Delegate position on the NPVB Nathan Bradshaw outlined the requirements under the PSA rules for the establishment of a position on the National Parks Vocational Branch (NPVB)…

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General Assistants: update from your Delegates

On Monday 1 March 2021 your General Assistant Advisory Group (GAAG) delegates met to discuss the concerns of members and workshop with Industrial Staff at the PSA ways to progress is each issue. Supervision – reminder to GAs The PSA was heavily involved in the consultation around development of your GSE Role Description to make sure the concerns of members were heard and your rights…

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