PSA working with Legal Aid to ensure COVID-19 safety for members

Your union, the PSA, has been working very hard with Legal Aid management to ensure your safety. We have been participating in bi-weekly union-management consultative meetings, where we have been successful in reducing face-to-face contact between staff and the public to a minimum. The latest example of our activity has been in the Criminal Law Division. PSA delegates and activists were able to convince Legal…

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Bulletin: CESU redeployment

A teleconference took place today for the redeployment of staff from Court Escort Security Unit – for five-day locations, 24 hr locations and Transport locations. There has been a significant reduction in function for five-day court locations, 24-hour court locations and transport due to the COVID-19 crisis. Due to this staff will be redeployed to centres to assist them with managing leave due to self-isolation.…

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COVID 19 Corrective Services Update

Up to date: Thursday 5pm 26 March 2020 Communications from COVID Command Centre The Department and the union are investing significant resources to try and keep COVID exposure in our workplaces as minimal as possible through the establishment of a COVID Command Centre. This Command Centre is providing daily updates and progressively issuing instructions and COVID specific procedures, and also operates 24 hours to assist…

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COVID – 19 Leave Entitlements

A number of members have sought information on the interpretation of, and when certain thresholds are met, with regard to the Premier’s Circular C2020 – 01 Employment Arrangement during COVID – 19. This in part has been brought about by the backflip on the closure of schools flagged by the NSW Government before the National Cabinet Committee Meeting on Monday, 23 March 2020. Schools Are…

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Red Tape April-June 2020

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