Trustee & Guardian: Financial Management team reception duties

The PSA understands that there was a temporary arrangement of six weeks over the past Christmas holiday period whereby members of the Financial Management (FM) team at Parramatta would assist on Level 1 with reception. This is taking significant time away from client matters allocated. The PSA understands customer service officers are expected to sit downstairs from 9:00am to 1:00pm until another officer arrives for…

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PSA lodges Ministerial Drivers Award with Commission

The PSA has advised DPC that they will lodge a Ministerial Drivers Award with the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) on Friday 21 May 2021. On Wednesday 19 May 2021, PSA representatives met with Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) representatives to seek a consent application. There are currently three Determinations that outline the specific salaries and conditions for Ministerial Drivers. These sit on…

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PSA ensures MNSW Language Services remain in public hands

The Public Service Association (PSA) is the union for public sector Interpreters and Translators (I&Ts) working for Multicultural NSW and party to the CROWN EMPLOYEES (INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS, MULTICULTURAL NSW) AWARD (“the award”) which sets out the conditions of employment for those employed on the MNSW panel. PSA interpreter/ translator members are experienced and highly qualified professionals, whose status and livelihoods the PSA has fought to…

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COVID-19 vaccination for NPWS firefighters

The PSA was recently advised by PSA delegates that NSW NPWS staff who undertake firefighting and emergency services work were not eligible for COVID-19 vaccination under Phase 1b (which is not consistent with other emergency service workers in other public sector agencies access to vaccinations). On that basis, PSA industrial staff reviewed all documentation provided and made representations to the Head of NPWS, Atticus Fleming.…

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PSA/CPSU NSW training: Workplace Health and Safety coming to Dubbo in June

The PSA/CPSU will be running two days of WHS training in Dubbo on Wed 9 and Thurs 10 June 2021. Over the two days we will cover WHS, Workplace Bullying, and Mental Health awareness. The sessions will be held at Cascades Motor Inn, 147 Cobra St, Dubbo. We start at 9:30 am and finish by 4:30pm each day. Two-day Work Health and Safety Combo Day…

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