CSNSW maintaining isolation period despite National Cabinet amendment

On Thursday 13 January 2022, National Cabinet made amendments to the current COVID isolation rules that potentially apply to critical workers.  The operation of correctional centres and community corrections are defined as critical workers. Up until that decision, persons defined at the category of “close contact”, being people that share a household with a positive COVID case, were required to self-isolate for an already reduced…

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Working-from-home guidelines for Rangers

Recently the Department issued guidelines for managers in relation to working from home requests made by Rangers. The Working from Home (WFH) Guidelines provided to National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff 24 December 2021. You can read the document HERE. Subsequent to this, the PSA wrote to DPIE (now DPE) to express its utter disappointment with NPWS management, firstly with the timing on Christmas…

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CSNSW maintaining isolation period despite National Cabinet amendment

On Thursday 13 January 2022, National Cabinet made amendments to the current COVID isolation rules that potentially apply to critical workers.  The operation of correctional centres and community corrections are defined as critical workers. Up until that decision, persons defined at the category of “close contact”, being people that share a household with a positive COVID case, were required to self-isolate for an already reduced…

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Radio Operations Group management finally confirms cancellation of Penrith relocation plan

AC Stacey Maloney has recently confirmed in an email to Penrith Police Radio staff that the plan to close the Penrith Radio Operations Centre has been scrapped. The PSA has been aware for some time that the move would not go ahead, and made this clear in communications to members. Management's decision to formally continue the consultation period sowed doubt among some staff members that…

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Service NSW Bulletin – OMICRON COVID Update

The PSA attended a meeting with the Service NSW leadership team on 12 January 2022 to be briefed on the responses that have had to be put in place due to the Omicron outbreak. One of the significant impacts on all areas at the moment is staffing and at this time Service NSW has reported that up to 17 per cent of staff are currently…

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