NSW ministerial drivers "treated like a taxi service" - Sunday Telegraph - 21 Feb 2021

The government’s official drivers are ready to walk instead of accepting a raft of tough new conditions that are being imposed. The state government’s fleet of official drivers have threatened to quit after being told they will have to undergo drug tests “similar to that of an Olympic athlete”, be available around the clock and to drink coffee when tired. The Sunday Telegraph can reveal…

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Ballots for Parliament NSW Members of Parliament Staff (MoPS) Vocational Branch Advisory Group

The PSA recently called for nominations for the Parliament NSW Members of Parliament Staff (MoPS) Vocational Branch Advisory Group. We received eight nominations for seven positions and therefore a ballot is required. The ballot is being conducted by an online voting company – ElectionBuddy. The ballots open on Monday, 22 February.  Members of the Advisory Group are entitled to vote for their preferred candidates. Members…

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Media Release: BEREJIKLIAN GOVERNMENT SLASHES 700 FRONTLINE TAFE NSW JOBS 18/02/2021

BEREJIKLIAN GOVERNMENT SLASHES 700 FRONTLINE TAFE NSW JOBS The Berejiklian government is slashing nearly 700 frontline TAFE NSW jobs, leaving campuses across the state unworkable and creating the conditions for a privatisation fire sale. TAFE NSW has advised the Community Public Sector Union of NSW of two major restructures which will see 10 percent of educational support jobs go. Restructures in Student Services and Facilities Management & Logistics cut 678 positions,…

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Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions: Workload Weighting Dispute in NSW Industrial Relations Commission

The PSA wrote to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in December 2020 regarding the Workload Weighting Agreement and Workload Management Agreement (WMA). In the letter the PSA advised that many solicitors had excessive workloads and that the ODPP should follow the agreed parameters of the WMA, whereby a lawyer’s practice is to range from 22 to 28 in the city (average…

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Flexible working hours and flex days are part of your conditions of employment

The Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award 2009 commits the parties to this Award to: 21.1     Fostering flexible work practices with the intention of providing greater flexibility in dealing with workloads, work deadlines and balance between work and family life.  All parties are committed to manage time worked to prevent any forfeiture of credit hours. Refer HERE for the award. The Flexible Working…

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