Department of Customer Service: Realignment Joint Consultative Committee update

Your local delegates and Industrial Officer met with the Department on 14 May for the fortnightly RJCC. At the meeting the following matters were discussed: COVID-19 The Department advised that a number of programs have been put in place to support staff, including a 30-day Wellness Challenge. They had expected to see an increase in workers’ comp claims as a result of long periods of…

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MAAS suspends payments to long-term casuals

The PSA has been made aware that approximately 143 MAAS employees have had casual support payments ceased. While cafes and restaurants start opening, this decision effectively sends 143 employees to Centrelink. As previously circulated, MAAS is required to consider whether an employee is a true casual, that is that they have been carrying out irregular, intermittent, short-term, urgent or other work as and when required.…

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Transport for NSW: PSA members’ bulletin

Update: COVID-19 TfNSW Taskforce unions' consultation At recent Taskforce briefings the Transport Secretary has sought unions’ views on the NSW Government’s planning for the anticipated pandemic recovery phase. Issues raised by unions the maintenance of social distancing, PPE, sanitisers, continued regular cleaning of public transport and members’ workplaces the maintenance of flexible working arrangements, especially for members with children or carers’ responsibilities and where transport…

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PSA disappointed Weekend Bail Court AVL trial terminated

The Weekend Bail Court Trial has been terminated by Legal Aid after only one weekend. The trial, which was intended to run for six weeks, was pulled by Legal Aid management following reported concerns about social distancing, service delivery and cost. The PSA was not properly consulted about this decision. Preliminary indications are that the decision to terminate the trial was unnecessary. Participants in the…

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COVID-19 response - temporary variation of Flexible Working Hours Agreement

NOTE - Apart from Employee Relations this email only relates to those covered by the current Department of Premier and Cabinet Flexible Working Hours Agreement. The PSA was recently contacted by the Department of Premier and Cabinet seeking temporary variations of the Flexible Working Hours Agreement (FWHA) for all non-executive employees at DPC. As you will have been advised, the changes suspend core time, increase…

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