Call for nominations: Parliament NSW Members of Parliament Staff (MOPS) Vocational Branch Advisory Group

The previously titled Parliament House Electorate Officers Advisory Group has amended their charter in order for the Branch to formally represent all State Parliament Members of Parliament Staff (MoPS). As such the new Parliament NSW Members of Parliament Staff (MoPS) Vocational Branch Advisory Group is calling for nominations to fill the Executive Committee.  Nominations are called for 7 Executive Committee Members for the above group.…

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Service NSW: Time to update your details

With the opening of new service centres, and yet more planned, there has been some staff movement throughout Service NSW. Therefore, it is important you keep your details updated in order for you to get the most out of your union membership. Since you’ve joined the PSA, have you moved home, changed work locations, changed your email or phone number? All you have to do…

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Salaries update

As many Public Servants slowly return from a well-earned break over the Christmas and New Year period we thought we’d provide an update on when you can expect your salary increase, and back pay. This follows the decision of the Industrial Relations Commission in late 2020 to award the paltry 0.3 per cent increase. In previous years many agencies could prepare the new rates in…

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Department of Customer Service: Restructure Joint Consultative Committee report

The PSA attended the Department of Customer Service (DCS) Restructure Joint Consultative Committee on 21 January, 2021. At this meeting, the union met with management to discuss current restructures and get a COVID-19 safety update. COVID-19 safety update Consultation on DCS’s emergency procedures has now closed. They are currently operating the Out of Hours emergency procedure where 000 will be called in the event of…

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Bulletin: Mid North Coast Correctional Centre

After the hostage situation in Mid North Coast Correctional Centre the PSA/POVB wrote to Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) with a list of points and concerns we would like a response to. The PSA/POVB requested a meeting within the first two weeks of February 2021 to address the concerns listed in the letter and the meeting has been scheduled for 11 February 2021. CSNSW has the…

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