Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions: New workload weighting model

The PSA and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) are in dispute in relation to the non-enforcement of the current Workload Weighting Agreement. The PSA is now aware that without consultation with the union, the ODPP is moving ahead with implementing its new Workload Management System on Monday, 22 March 2021. The PSA is back in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) on…

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PSA submission: “The current child protection system is not fit for purpose”

The PSA lodged a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Child Protection and Social Services System last December. It contained recommendations of how the child protection system can and must be augmented. The core PSA recommendations include: a dramatic increase in case worker staff an increase in funding for Community Services and a guaranteed exemption from budget efficiency dividends a guarantee that the statutory…

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Parliament review into sexual assault complaints process

After much urging by the PSA, the Premier is finally taking action to support women employees in the NSW Parliament. The solution for these employees should be a guide for the whole Public Sector. As far back as June 2018, PSA General Secretary Stewart Little wrote to Premier Berejiklian regarding Parliamentary Members’ staff and the need for an independent process to ensure allegations of discrimination,…

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Schools update: your Delegates and the PSA working for you

Your PSA Delegates and staff have been working hard on a range of issues for members throughout term 1. Your Delegates across all classifications met recently to work through the issues that members have raised with them. These will continue to be progressed over the next few weeks with the Department of Education (DoE). Check out a picture of your delegates at the meeting HERE.…

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Has work impacted your hearing? The Workers Health Centre is here to help

The PSA/CPSU NSW is an affiliate of the Workers Health Centre (WHC) – a union-owned rehabilitation provider helping injured workers return-to-work and provide workplace health information. WHC has recently partnered with Amplifon (formerly National Hearing Care) to provide advanced hearing assessments for all workers at no cost. Amplifon has more than 100 hearing clinics across Sydney metropolitan and Regional NSW. As part of this partnership…

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