Budget cuts to hit schools, TAFE, foster care, parole

Today’s NSW State Budget cuts jobs and resources from critical public services while putting a further squeeze on workers’ pay and conditions, the Public Service Association said today. The budget outlines job cuts from across the public service including TAFE, schools, disability and foster care and parole officers. PSA General Secretary Anne Gardiner said the budget outlined a reckless approach based on cutting rather than…

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Cuts to Offender Supervision Program

Opposition calls on O'Farrell to reverse dangerous cuts to Offender Supervision Program in this year's Budget. Media release by John Robertson, Friday 21 June 2013

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Public Service Union welcomes IRC decision to exclude superannuation from wage cap

The NSW Public Service Association has welcomed a decision of the NSW Industrial to stop the State Government making public servants’ pay for mandatory superannuation increases out of their own pockets. In a unanimous decision, the full bench found the NSW Government could not discount the 0.25% increase in the superannuation guarantee contribution under its compulsory 2.5% public sector wage cap. “The PSA welcomes the…

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Government back-down on unsupervised hunting welcome

The Public Service Association of NSW has welcomed the State government’s response to the Dunn Report and its backdown on allowing unsupervised access for hunting in national parks. Acting General Secretary Greg Delprado said the report found there was an “inherent conflict associated with its [Game Council] functions to both represent the interests of hunters, and to regulate their activities”. “Leaving hunters to regulate themselves…

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Loss of 1000 community service workers places vulnerable children at risk

The OFarrell government must act to restore staff and resources to the Department of Community Resources so thousands of vulnerable children receive the face-to-face checks and care they need, according to the Public Service Association of NSW. Media reports today show almost three-quarters of children deemed at risk of significant harm in NSW 44,899 children will not see a caseworker to undergo safety checks. Assistant…

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