Media Release: Berejiklian govt cuts 20% of welfare oversight staff, leaving children in hands of costly, private providers 28/03/2021

Berejiklian govt cuts 20% of welfare oversight staff, leaving children in hands of costly, private providers Sweeping job cuts to NSW's welfare services will leave vulnerable children more exposed and the state reliant on costly private companies to provide core services, such as child protection and housing, the union is warning. Job cuts to the Department of Communities and Justice will see 175 jobs go…

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Media Release: NSW budget cuts force ICAC to beg for funding every year 25/03/2021

PSA: NSW budget cuts force ICAC to beg for funding every year Independent funding for ICAC is needed now, says the Public Service Association, so the corruption watchdog can focus on its investigations rather than trying find annual budget savings. "Every year budgetary pressure sees ICAC forced to go cap in hand to the Premier for supplementary funding," said PSA general secretary Stewart Little. "In…

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Media Release: BEREJIKLIAN GOVERNMENT SLASHES 700 FRONTLINE TAFE NSW JOBS 18/02/2021

BEREJIKLIAN GOVERNMENT SLASHES 700 FRONTLINE TAFE NSW JOBS The Berejiklian government is slashing nearly 700 frontline TAFE NSW jobs, leaving campuses across the state unworkable and creating the conditions for a privatisation fire sale. TAFE NSW has advised the Community Public Sector Union of NSW of two major restructures which will see 10 percent of educational support jobs go. Restructures in Student Services and Facilities Management & Logistics cut 678 positions,…

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Media Release: Taxpayers stung up to $4000 a day as Perrottet outsources policy making 06/01/2021

Taxpayers stung up to $4000 a day as Perrottet outsources policy making Treasurer Dominic Perrottet's move to outsource NSW Treasury work to KPMG is a waste of money and resources, says the Public Service Association. A report in The Sydney Morning Herald this morning revealed the Treasurer would pay consultancy firm KPMG $5.5 million to reform the state's stamp duty scheme. “Once again the NSW…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Prison officers need frontline workers' compensation - 22 Nov 2020

Prison officers need frontline workers' compensation Prison officers who suffer life-changing injuries or witness horrific violence at work should have access to the same workers' compensation as other frontline workers, the Public Service Association says. The union is pushing for prison officers and other justice workers in frontline positions to be able to access the same workers' compensation as paramedics, police and firefighters. "Being a…

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