Schools: Welcome back for 2021!

Happy New year and welcome back to work for 2021. We hope you all had a safe and restful break and, after last year, enjoyed an extra special and well-deserved holiday period. Your PSA Organisers are back on the road visiting schools to say hello and to organise meetings. Our specialist schools organisers can update you on a range of matters. If you would like…

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Judge overturns pay cut for disability workers after group homes privatised - 2 Feb 2021

A Federal Court judge has reversed $20,000-a-year pay cuts imposed on the managers of group homes for people with severe disabilities by not-for-profit group Northcott. The case has implications for the wages of more than 10,000 workers who look after Australians with high care needs but also the financial sustainability of the organisations that run the group homes after the NSW government privatised about 800…

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NSW Police: PSA Summer Campaign

The PSA Justice Team, which covers Police, is running a Summer Campaign to connect with members and set the direction for 2021. Police is one of our priority agencies for this campaign. Organisers will be endeavouring to visit all metro Police sites between now and March, speaking to members about what issues are important in your workplaces. We are looking for what you – our…

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Service NSW Service Centres: change of operating hours

The PSA has been notified by Service NSW of its proposed changes to operating hours across Service Centres. All staff should have now received information packs and other communications from Service NSW. The proposed changes have resulted from a review after the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a number of changes to centre operating hours across the state and a review based on customer demand. The…

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Referral of WHS matters to the external Resource Regulator: consultation

The PSA will be consulting with members on the draft Resources Regulator Memorandum of Understanding and referral protocol policy for WHS matters in the Department of Customer Service (DCS). DCS has released its proposal for consultation and the PSA will be making a submission in response. While the consultation period was originally intended to end on 29 January, following PSA representations DCS agreed to extend…

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