Business and Administrative Support Change Plan

Further to our bulletin distributed LAST WEEK, the PSA will be holding a Teams meeting on Tuesday 2 March 2021 between 12:30-1:30pm for all Environment Protection Authority (EPA) members affected by the Business and Administrative Support change. There will be further meetings held in the coming weeks to hear your feedback. Alternatively, the PSA encourages members to contact either the PSA Member Support Centre or…

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Casual Keeper progression

At the February Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting with Taronga management, the PSA raised an issue affecting casual Keeper and their potential underpayment. The PSA understands there are large a number of casuals who have been paid as a Trainee Keeper Level 1, even though they have the experience and qualifications to be paid as a Keeper Level 1. The difference in remuneration between the…

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PSA update: School Psychologists

A PSA School Psychologist members’ meeting was held on 23 February 2021. The PSA thanked members who gave their feedback on the proposed amendment to the Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020. The consensus was that the amendment would be contrary to the professional and ethical guidelines of School Psychologists and detrimental to students’ mental health and wellbeing. The finalised PSA submission will be…

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Reminder – PSA Ombudsman Working at Home survey

The PSA wants to hear your views on your experience working from home. We want to understand your experience of the Working at Home policy in your area of the office. Please complete the PSA Ombudsman NSW Working at Home Survey. It is anonymous, and will take a few minutes. You can complete the survey HERE. Your views will inform future discussions and help us…

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PSA DPIE Departmental Committee update

On Wednesday 17th February, your Department of Planning, Industry and Environment PSA delegates met as part of their regular Departmental Committee (DC) meetings. The details of your local delegates will be listed at the end of the email. The following is a brief outline of some of the issues discussed. COVID and return to office arrangements: The committee discussed the future of work within DPIE…

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