Government to investigate new ways to administer portable long service leave in NSW

Treasurer and Minister for Industrial Relations Mike Baird today announced the NSW Government will undertake a scoping study to improve the governance and administration of the state’s two portable long service schemes for the construction and contract cleaning industries. “We are interested in the schemes that operate in Victoria and Tasmania, which were transferred to industry more than 15 years ago and have the flexibility…

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ICAC Media Release - inquiry into SES Commissioner starts tomorrow

http://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/article/4465 The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption's (ICAC) public inquiry into allegations concerning the State Emergency Service (SES) Commissioner will commence tomorrow, Tuesday 3 December 2013, at 10:00 am. The ICAC is examining allegations that SES Commissioner Murray Kear took detrimental action against Deputy Commissioner Tara McCarthy, including dismissal from her position on 14 May 2013, in reprisal for Ms McCarthy making allegations to Mr…

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Greens launch bill to save TAFE

Media Release The Greens today launched in the Waratah Room in NSW Parliament House their bill to stop TAFE becoming the victim of budget cuts, rising fees, job losses and a training market that will privatise skills training. Greens NSW MP and Education spokesperson John Kaye said: "TAFE has been driven to the brink of collapse. "Public provision of vocational education and training is already…

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Students clean as TAFE cuts bite: O'Farrell must act now to reverse damage

MEDIA RELEASE Students are spending more time cleaning and stocking storerooms and less time learning under TAFE budget cuts which have slashed support staff numbers, according to the NSW Public Service Association. The PSA supports the launch of a Bill today aimed at reversing TAFE budget cuts, losses of more than 800 jobs and fee increases of up to 9.5%. General Secretary Anne Gardiner said…

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ICAC public inquiry into allegations concerning the NSW State Emergency Service Commissioner

ICAC Media Release The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will hold a public inquiry commencing on Tuesday 3 December 2013 as part of an investigation it is conducting into allegations that the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Commissioner, Murray Kear, took detrimental action against Deputy Commissioner Tara McCarthy, including dismissal from her position on 14 May 2013, in reprisal for Ms McCarthy making allegations…

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