Crown Solicitor’s Office recruitment policy and process guide

The PSA has been contacted by the Crown Solicitor’s Office in relation to a proposed recruitment policy and process guide. These documents can be found HERE and HERE. We would encourage all members to review the proposed Policy and join us at the members’ meeting which has been arranged for Thursday, 6 May at 3:00pm. Alternatively, you can email your PSA staff on any questions…

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Rural Fire Service Award update

Thank you to all Rural Fire Service (RFS) members who attended our meeting on Tuesday 27 April. As we advised, we are collating questions gathered from the meeting and we will be providing responses via both bulletin and regional meetings. Over the next week we will be providing bulletins breaking down each of the areas of the principles. We will then provide a survey seeking…

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Government Salaries offer: Have your say

Following on from our bulletin last week we can report the PSA has now lodged its Salaries Application for 2021. Our claim is for 2.5 per cent (2.04 per cent in salary and salary-related allowances plus the legislated 0.5 per cent superannuation increase), the maximum allowable under the Government’s Wages Cap Regulation. However, as we mentioned last week, the PSA has received an offer of…

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PSA wins back grace period for Senior Community Corrections Officer applications

Concerned members recently contacted the PSA about the removal of the “grace period” for Senior Community Corrections Officer (SCCO) applications. There is a yearly intake for progression to SCCO that requires applicants to have worked as a CCO for a minimum of four years and to have been at the top increment for a minimum of 12 months. The cut-off date for this year was…

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Your Term 2 PSA SAS Staff update: Long-term temps, WBS/IO and more!

In this update Long Term Temporary (LTT) SAS Staff Permanency No Contract offered for 2021 – LTT SAS Staff SLSO Student Health Support (SHS) Transition Chemical Safety in Schools WBS/IO Solution Engaging staff Covid-19 Intensive Learning Support (ILS) Program Additional workload for administrative Staff due to Covid-19 related tasks EdConnect purchase order (PO) issue – No PO/No Pay policy Term 2, new staff, new members…

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