Government Salaries offer: Have your say

Following on from our bulletin last week we can report the PSA has now lodged its Salaries Application for 2021. Our claim is for 2.5 per cent (2.04 per cent in salary and salary-related allowances plus the legislated 0.5 per cent superannuation increase), the maximum allowable under the Government’s Wages Cap Regulation. However, as we mentioned last week, the PSA has received an offer of…

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PSA wins back grace period for Senior Community Corrections Officer applications

Concerned members recently contacted the PSA about the removal of the “grace period” for Senior Community Corrections Officer (SCCO) applications. There is a yearly intake for progression to SCCO that requires applicants to have worked as a CCO for a minimum of four years and to have been at the top increment for a minimum of 12 months. The cut-off date for this year was…

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Your Term 2 PSA SAS Staff update: Long-term temps, WBS/IO and more!

In this update Long Term Temporary (LTT) SAS Staff Permanency No Contract offered for 2021 – LTT SAS Staff SLSO Student Health Support (SHS) Transition Chemical Safety in Schools WBS/IO Solution Engaging staff Covid-19 Intensive Learning Support (ILS) Program Additional workload for administrative Staff due to Covid-19 related tasks EdConnect purchase order (PO) issue – No PO/No Pay policy Term 2, new staff, new members…

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Legal Aid: PSA takes action to improve job security

Following a PSA campaign last year focusing on the issue of temporary employment in Legal Aid, 54 ongoing roles currently occupied by temporary staff are in the process of being filled by permanent staff, through either conversion of current occupants or recruitment. Together with the 38 conversions from last year, Legal Aid will move a total of 92 positions from temporary to permanent. This is…

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Bulletin - Update - Move from Henry Deane Building to Parramatta

Thank you to all the members who submitted questions to the PSA regarding the move from the Henry Deane Building to Parramatta. These questions were put to the Department of Communities and Justice in early March 2021. In April, as a response had not been received, the PSA filed a dispute at the NSW Industrial Relations Commission. Pursuant to the PSA notifying the Commission of…

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