Customer Payment Services members’ meeting

The PSA has organised a Microsoft teams meeting for its members in customer payment services. After this meeting we will be meeting with the ED to further to discuss the proposed changes. Please dial in to see what your union is doing to improve and maintain your working conditions. Details are as follows: Date: Monday, 26 October 2020 Time: 12.00pm-1.00pm To join, please use the…

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Watch the PSA Safe Staff Safe Kids Campaign launch video

On Tuesday 20 October the PSA launched the Safe Staff Safe Kids Campaign. Your union launched this important campaign during Mental Health Month because the biggest workplace issue facing you and other child protection workers right now is mental health and wellbeing. We know this because earlier this year the PSA commissioned a research project to identify the parts of your work that most impact…

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Public Service Commission holds firm on cutting Public Service jobs

As members would know, the PSA has been in dispute with the Public Service Commission (PSC) in relation to the recent restructure. Of particular concern was the cuts to the number of Grade 11/12 and 9/10 positions, with a loss of eight and two positions respectively. We have had multiple meetings with management and two appearances before the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC). We expressed major…

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Ministry of Health and PSA Joint Consultative Committee meeting

As we get closer to Christmas and the end of a very full year, the PSA met again with Ministry of Health (MoH) to discuss key concerns and issues that have been raised by members. We will be having one more Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) with Workplace Relations in December, then we hope that members get a chance to relax and enjoy time with family…

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Travelling compensation dispute – PSA members’ update

Following on from the last update to members on 25 June 2020, the PSA has now appeared in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) twice with a further compulsory conference now set for 12 November 2020. At this time the PSA is preparing a conciliation paper in relation to the current areas of dispute. To prepare for that, the PSA is seeking further information from members…

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