Child Protection in Crisis: NSW Day of Action

Child Protection Caseworkers will protest outside Community Services Centres across the state tomorrow at 12:30pm over unacceptable risk to child safety in NSW. Only one in four children reported to Community Services as at risk of significant harm (ROSH) are being seen by a Child Protection Caseworker, as there simply isn’t enough staff to meet the demand for critical services. The Department’s own data shows…

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Service NSW Customer Complaints function restructure

Members may be aware the PSA recently lodged a dispute in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) regarding the change in Primary Locations impacting members affected by the Customer Complaints Function Restructure. We attended the IRC on 15 April 2024 and understood from the conciliation that Service NSW would consider adding Newcastle to the list of potential sites that could be designated a Hub, along with…

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PSA meeting at Moruya High School

Your union, the PSA, will be visiting your workplace: Moruya High School. This is your chance to hear from your union on the issues that affect you at work. Non-members can sign up to the PSA at the meeting. We will be discussing a range of sector-wide and school-specific issues, including the election of a new Delegate for your school. If you want to have…

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Update on Field Officers dispute in Industrial Relations Commission

Ass previously reported, the PSA has lodged an industrial dispute with the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) against Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) in respect of its failure to convert Community Corrections Field Officers from casual to ongoing positions. At the first IRC attendance for the Field Officers dispute, the parties agreed to enter into further discussion and report back on the progress of those discussions at…

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PSA Recognises the Hard Work of Administrative Staff in CSNSW

Today is Admin Professionals Day and the PSA wishes to acknowledge and recognise the critical role that administrative members perform in the work of CSNSW. Though your work is sometimes undertaken in the background, Corrective Services could not operate without you. It is the work of Admin Professionals that ensures all areas across CSNSW run smoothly and allows other members to focus on their roles.…

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