Joint Consultative Committee update

PSA Delegates and industrial staff met with icare management for our last Joint Consultative Committee for 2020, the following is a report back to members from that meeting. Flexible working hours It was reported to the committee that a fair amount of communication had been sent out along with coaching of people leaders. It has been generally accepted that the issue has mostly been resolved…

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Notice of PSA Annual General Meeting: Become a PSA Delegate

The election of PSA Australian Museum Delegates will take place at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 3 December 12:00pm-1:00pm. As a PSA member, you are invited to nominate as a PSA Delegate. This year, your PSA Delegates have achieved huge successes – consulting and negotiating the COVID-19 safety handbook, collaboratively improving communication practices, advocating for increased funding to cultural institutions, negotiating front of house…

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Joint Consultative Committee update – Secretary’s update, flexible working hours and overtime meal allowances

The PSA attended the peak Department of Customer Service (DCS) consultative committee on 16 November 2020. The following is a report back to members: Secretary’s update Emma Hogan, DCS Secretary, made comment on the last Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) where she had just completed the roadshow with the future strategy and work that the Department had been doing around mental health. Ms Hogan further referenced…

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Prison Bed Capacity Adjustment Program issues

The POVB attended the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) on Monday, 23 November 2020 in relation to the Prison Bed Capacity Adjustment Program (PBCAP) process and matters where issues that were agreed upon during Committee meetings and presentations are not being accurately reflected on the final PBCAP proposal. Commissioner Murphy made the recommendation that all affected Correctional Centres that have unresolved issues, that we say have…

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Environment Protection Authority conducts another review

The PSA has been notified that the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has engaged Weir Consulting to undertake another review. The PSA understands Weir Consulting will be looking at the decision-making processes across three different operational contexts, being outer regional (Griffith), a large regional centre (Newcastle) and a state-wide function (Incident Management).  The PSA has raised concerns as to the ultimate purpose of this review and…

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