PSA to Commence Negotiations for a School Psychologist Award

In this update PSA commences negotiations for School Psychologist Award Federal Government recommends increasing the number of School Psychologists The award negotiation process and how members will be involved PSA delegate training Who can vote on the Award - Ask your colleagues to join the PSA! The PSA is pleased to announce the commencement of negotiations with the Department of Education for an Award for…

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WOMEN’S COUNCIL COMMITTEE – CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

One of the elected delegates for Electorate 4 – Stronger Communities (FACS and Health) on the Women’s Council Committee has resigned.  This has created a casual vacancy and we are now calling for nominations from financial women members employed in this area to replace that delegate. NOMINATIONS AND CLOSING DATE: Each nomination must be seconded by two other women members in the same electorate as…

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Independent Review Office: Annual General Meeting

The PSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Independent Review Office (IRO) Workplace Group will take place on Tuesday 7 December, 2021 at 11:00am. It will be held via Teams due to working-from-home arrangements. As a PSA member, you are formally invited to this meeting. Please follow the below link to join the Teams Meeting: Click here to join the meeting At this AGM, there…

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Christmas closedown arrangements

The PSA is advised that some members have expressed some confusion in regard to the Christmas Closedown arrangements communicated by Parliament. We hope the following can clear up this confusion: Where an employee has excessive  accrued Recreation Leave, they can be directed to take some of that leave. Employees cannot be directed to take Leave Without pay (LWOP). Reasonable requests to work over the period…

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COVID-19 safety measures: What is happening?

Consultation on Transport for NSW's (TfNSW's) proposed COVID-19 safety measures closed on 25 October 2021. The PSA has submitted feedback, which TfNSW has responded to. You can read that HERE. TfNSW safety measures This morning, Monday 8 November, TfNSW briefed the unions on the outcome. TfNSW announced it would be moving forward with mandatory vaccinations with amendments to the exemption process, which will result in…

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