POVB Bulletin Mental Health

The month of October is Mental Health month and PSA/POVB have been promoting for members to look out for each other and to start to change the communication around mental health and wellbeing. The executive has been meeting with CSNSW and pushing for a greater need for Mental Health Wellbeing programs, debriefs after incidents, training for managers on how to facilitate a debrief, calling in…

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POVB Bulletin - 25 October

Centres closing We have a benchmarking meeting Monday 28th October, 2019 and CSNSW have informed PSA/POVB that the vacancies will be discussed at this meeting.  We have informed CSNSW that if the list and the process is not finalised by this date then we will have to ask for the Industrial Relations Commission to assist us in the matter. The staff at these centres are…

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Industrial Action Postponed for Emergency IRC Hearing

Following the incredible success of our stop work meetings on Thursday 24 October 2019, NSW Police today sought orders prohibiting industrial action in the Industrial Relations Commission. The Commission hearing was at extremely short notice. The Police Force was represented by lawyers, so the PSA needed to retain legal representation to argue against the orders sought.  It was impossible to organise PSA lawyers today, so…

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Have you RSVPed yet? The PSA meetings about your 19 per cent pay increase are on this week!

Don’t forget to RSVP for one of these exciting events so that you can find out more about the historic PSA pay equity win. Bring your colleagues and have afternoon tea on us! RSVP now by emailing the PSA Schools Team at with either Dubbo Meeting OR Orange Meeting in the subject line. Wednesday 30 October 2019 Dubbo RSL Cnr Brisbane St & Wingewarra…

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Emergency Hearing in the Industrial Relations Commission: Special Constables update

Following the stop work meetings at each site last Thursday, 24 October 2019 and the motion supported at the meetings to undertake work to rule, NSW Police forced the matter before the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) to seek orders against further industrial action. The PSA appeared before Commissioner Constant at 2pm on Monday 28 October 2019 with the representation for the PSA undertaken by Mr…

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