Public Passenger Services staff stage walk out to protest lack of staff and risks to public safety

Staff at Public Passenger Services at Parramatta have walked off the job at 10.30am today to highlight their growing concern with ongoing staff vacancy and the threat of permanent job losses, according to the Public Service Association of NSW (PSA). The office has an annual budget of $12.5m but brings in $29m of revenue annually. Public Passenger Services staff at Parramatta help provide and regulate…

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Public safety concerns as high vacancy rates continue for staff conducting driver background checks

A staff vacancy rate of more than 12 per cent at Public Passenger Services at Parramatta is placing public safety at risk, according to the Public Service Association of NSW (PSA). Acting PSA General Secretary Steve Turner said staff will walk off the job for an hour today to highlight how the shortage of resources is affecting the agency’s ability to conduct vital services such…

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Legal challenge for truth on cuts

PSA launches legal challenge to expose truth on NSW Government service cuts The NSW Public Service Association has applied to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal for details of NSW Government plans to cut public sector jobs and services around the State. Earlier this year, the union lodged a GIPA (Government Information (Public Access)) request for access to Saving Implementation Plans – documents drawn up by Department…

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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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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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