Liberals will see you die broke in the name of ‘efficiency’ - by Paul Keating 27 January 2021

Superannuation Minister Jane Hume finally came clean in these pages on the government’s superannuation endgame (January 22). In a banal piece where bikinis, of all things, are tied to superannuation policy, Hume argues superannuants should be slaked of all super accumulation before they die. You die battling to have afforded your own coffin. This is a twist on the “use it or lose it” principle. This…

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Salaries update

As many Public Servants slowly return from a well-earned break over the Christmas and New Year period we thought we’d provide an update on when you can expect your salary increase, and back pay. This follows the decision of the Industrial Relations Commission in late 2020 to award the paltry 0.3 per cent increase. In previous years many agencies could prepare the new rates in…

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Department of Customer Service: Restructure Joint Consultative Committee report

The PSA attended the Department of Customer Service (DCS) Restructure Joint Consultative Committee on 21 January, 2021. At this meeting, the union met with management to discuss current restructures and get a COVID-19 safety update. COVID-19 safety update Consultation on DCS’s emergency procedures has now closed. They are currently operating the Out of Hours emergency procedure where 000 will be called in the event of…

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Bulletin: Mid North Coast Correctional Centre

After the hostage situation in Mid North Coast Correctional Centre the PSA/POVB wrote to Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) with a list of points and concerns we would like a response to. The PSA/POVB requested a meeting within the first two weeks of February 2021 to address the concerns listed in the letter and the meeting has been scheduled for 11 February 2021. CSNSW has the…

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Department of Premier and Cabinet Flex agreement update

The PSA is currently negotiating your Flex agreement with the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC). Thank you to members who have provided feedback so far. As requested by members, the PSA will hold two further members’ meetings to hear your feedback about DPC’s proposed amendments. The PSA Flex feedback meetings will be held: PSA FLEX MEMBERS MEETING #1: Thursday 28 January 2021 12:00pm-1:00pm. PSA…

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