Office of the Registrar General restructure consultation

The PSA Industrial Officer Simon van Vegchel along with DFSI Delegate Howard Bell met with the Registrar General (RG) Mr Jeremy Cox on 12 February 2019 to discuss the recently released draft Restructure Management Plan for the ORG.

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NSW Police Firearms Registry bulletin

The Public Service Association of NSW (PSA) has lodged a Dispute in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) in relation to proposed changes in the Firearms Registry. This Dispute was listed on 12 February 2019.

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DFSI Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) – PSA Members’ Update

The PSA recently attended the DFSI JCC on 31 January 2019. The JCC is the peak consultative committee between the Department and the PSA and is attended by the Secretary, Mr Martin Hoffman, and other senior members of the DFSI leadership team along with PSA Delegates and Industrial staff.

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Sydney Olympic Park Authority Members’ Bulletin

Welcome back to work and a busy 2019. This will be a big year for the SOPA and, as a PSA member, you can be confident your union will be supporting you with regard to all the issues and changes that may present during the year.

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PSA WINS CHANGE IN POLICY

In late 2017 the PSA became aware of DFSI’s internal policy for service checks for recruitment. Part of said policies gave authority to hiring managers to consider any prospective employee’s sick leave history (12 months’ history) and workers’ compensation history (five years) when they are undertaking background checks as part of recruitment.

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