Child Protection Helpline reflective practice guide: urgent member feedback needed

The PSA is calling on all members at the Child Protection Helpline and Domestic Violence Line to provide feedback on the proposed Reflective Practice Guide. Your feedback will inform your union’s position and support ongoing discussions. Background In 2011, the Department decided to implement call recording at the Helpline in two phases: Phase 1: Implementation of call recording Phase 2: Design and implementation of call…

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Heritage Core tours extended

The PSA has had another win – tours of the Heritage Core will continue until the end of 2020. This is a step in the right direction. This initial extension will allow more shifts for PSA members – shifts that will help to pay rent and put food on the table. PSA members can be proud of the part they played in continually pressuring the…

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Tax time is here

We are currently working on your 2019-2020 tax statement and will have it ready by mid-July 2020. For members who pay via Direct Debit or monthly Credit Card, tax statements will be emailed to both your home and work email addresses. Tax statements will include all payments processed by the PSA/CPSU NSW up to and including 30 June 2020. We understand this is important to…

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Legal Aid: PSA acts on temporary staffing

It has been brought to the attention of the PSA that members on temporary contracts are being regularly left in the dark about whether their contracts will be renewed. Examples include a staff member whose contract expired on a Friday, but by the end of Friday, they still did not know if they were going to be renewed. Their PSA Delegate advised them to come…

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PSA member meetings support positive discussions with Early Childhood management

Many members over the last few weeks have let the PSA know that our regular Zoom meetings are a great way to stay connected, especially during this time when many people are working remotely due to COVID-19.  We thank you for dialling in and appreciate all the feedback we have received. We intend to keep these meetings going on a regular basis, so you can…

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