The PSA and your delegates will be holding a Teams meeting for all Rural Fire Service (RFS) PSA members on 27 April, from 12:30pm-2:30pm, to allow members to ask their union and delegates about the current award negotiations. If you have specific issues you would like raised, please email Glenn Duncan at . You will also have the opportunity to ask questions on the 27th.…
As different departments and agencies have been amalgamated into the current Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), members are covered by a number of flex agreements. The DCJ is seeking to have a single flex agreement for the whole department based on the existing Justice Flex Agreement and has approached your union to commence discussions. A copy of the Justice Agreement can be found HERE.…
The PSA has only today, on 21 April 2021, received the final Restructure Management Plan (RMP) outcome. It was provided to staff at a town hall meeting held yesterday on 20 April 2021. Even though the PSA is confident the vast majority of staff will be redeployed to similar roles within the structure it is deeply concerning to your union that the Department has only…
Yesterday, the PSA, along with staff across Department of Customer Service (DCS) CIO and CTO areas, were provided with the draft Restructure Management Plan (RMP) for consultation on the changes occurring in this area. Further to the organisational realignment that occurred in 2019, this restructure is to combine the two teams across different areas of the DCS into a single ICT entity. The numbers The…
As you may know, your delegates and the PSA have been negotiating a new Award with RFS management. A common question raised by members is about the future of the Annualised Conditions Allowance (ACA). The current proposal for the new Award does seek to remove the ACA – staff would instead be paid for the specific allowances as they occur. However, the PSA and your…
