PSA Recognition Week 2020: Celebrating SAS Staff is more important than ever!

SAS Staff Recognition Week: 24-28 August 2020 has already been a huge year that has shown the absolute best of what school support staff do in difficult times. Through fire, flood and now the Coronavirus epidemic, you have kept schools running continuing to support students, teaching staff and your school community. PSA SAS Staff Recognition Week is more relevant than ever. The PSA will promote…

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COVID-19: the Ruby Princess and a great big thank you

It’s been a difficult time for everyone over the past few months and, as always, the PSA has your back.  Like our members who were first and second responders to the bush fire crisis, it is again PSA members whom the State Government and the general public have relied upon in the past weeks and months. And the Government will continue to rely on you…

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2020 Salaries Claim update

The Government says it has still not decided if it will support the PSA’s application for a three-year pay deal. The PSA had further discussions with the Government at the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) on Thursday 30 April to discuss the union’s claim to lock in 2.5 per cent wage rises each year for three years. The PSA had lodged its 2020 Salaries claim with…

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Department of Customer Service – Restructure Joint Consultative Committee

This bulletin is an update to members from the regular meetings that are held between DCS and the PSA on the restructures/realignments that came out of the 2019 Machinery of Government changes, it also provides an opportunity for regular discussions between the PSA and DCS during the COVID-19 pandemic and the DCS response. Restructure update It was reaffirmed that the previous commitment not to declare…

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Significant win for casuals

The PSA has achieved another significant win – eligible MAAS casual employees will again be paid for this single pay period. Last Friday, we wrote to management requesting casuals be kept engaged and employed. While we still need to review the detail, we welcome the decision as a step in the right direction. While this payment is short-term relief, we understand this is a stressful…

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