POVB bulletin

Over the past 12 months, numerous critical incidents and situations have occurred across Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW). These incidents and the increase in assaults on staff have been concerning for the POVB Executive. Many members have raised concerns with their delegates and the POVB that centres are cutting corners, KPIs are more important than staff safety and centre security, and there is an overall discontent…

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Improvement Notice for the Department of Customer Service

The PSA has been made aware of a SafeWork NSW Improvement Notice being issued to the Department of Customer Service (DCS) regarding inadequate systems it has in place to investigate bullying.  The notice states that DCS’s intranet does not clearly identify how issues of bullying should be reported in the workplace, a lack of documented evidence as to how matters are investigated, the non-use of…

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Help is at hand for all members

The PSA/CPSU NSW takes the health and wellbeing of its members seriously. Gidget Foundation Your union recently partnered with the Gidget Foundation to provide support for new parents doing it tough. The arrival of a new baby brings much joy. But for many people, this joy can be tempered by feelings of anxiety or depression. Nearly one in five mothers and one in 10 fathers…

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Get involved and be a workplace delegate today

Nominate today and become a PSA delegate. If you want to have a say in how your union is run and be part of a collective effort to improve your rights at work by building strength on the ground, we encourage you to nominate and get involved in your union, the PSA. The PSA is calling for nominations for two workplace delegates across the NSW…

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Meeting postponed due to extreme weather

Members in the Wollongong area were invited to meet PSA General Secretary Stewart Little and Higher Education Representative Council (HERC) Chair and CPSU NSW Assistant Secretary Shelley Odewahn at an all members’ meeting at the Collegians Illawarra Leagues Club tonight from 4:30pm onwards.  Thank you to those who registered. However, this meeting has been postponed due to extreme weather conditions and will be held after…

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