Corrective Services NSW: Proposed strategy for ongoing (full-time) and casual recruitment

On Thursday 7 October 2021, the POVB State Executive met with Directors of HR and Senior Management in relation to Corrective Services NSW's (CSNSW’s) proposal to change its recruitment strategy. For many years, the pathway to an ongoing Correctional Officer role was via casual recruitment. HR proposed that moving forward, CSNSW will have two separate recruitment processes: Direct Ongoing Recruitment; and Casual Recruitment. CSNSW will…

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Update: Senior Specialist Psychologists reclassification

Thank you to all the members who responded to the PSA’s last bulletin regarding reclassification. Last week, the PSA met with Corrective Services Human Resources and Dr Jayson Ware Group Director, Offender Services & Programs. The PSA stressed the inequity of how reclassification has been administered, highlighting scenarios where experienced Psychologists have either been told they are ineligible to apply or have not been successful…

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Consultation opens on new TfNSW drug and alcohol policy

On Thursday 30 September your union, the PSA met with the department to discuss their proposal for a new transport wide drug and alcohol policy. For those members who were formerly employed by the RMS, you may remember a pilot program of a similar policy had begun immediately prior to the announced dissolution of RMS. There are a number of key changes to the existing…

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DRNSW Inaugural Joint Consultative Committee - 3 September 2021:  Members’ update

PSA and DRNSW Departmental Committee members, along with representatives from Professional Australia, met with the DRNSW Secretary and DRNSW IR representatives on 3 September 2021. Now that DRNSW is 18 months old and some of the COVID-19 related restrictions are being relaxed, the PSA has sought to address and enhance the consultative mechanisms that exist within the ‘new’ agency.  This consultative forum is an overarching…

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Royal Botanic Gardens members' meeting

Your union, the PSA, will be holding a members' meeting for you to provide feedback on the draft document detailing the Phase 3A change affecting the Office of the Chief Executive, Governance and the Marketing and Engagement team. The details are as follows: Date This Friday, 8 October Time 12:30pm Microsoft Teams Link Click here to join the meeting Please attend the meeting to have your say. The…

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