POVB: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We have finally made it to the end of 2020. This year began with the bushfire crisis forcing centres to evacuate and with many members at work not knowing how their families and homes were faring in the fires. Our members went above and beyond during this time, both in their workplace and for their community. Once again POVB members showed their strength, courage and…

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Illawarra Shoalhaven District and Southern NSW Department of Communities and Justice Joint Consultative Committee

Your union, the PSA, has been working to set up a Community Services/Housing Delegate forum. This will help Delegates across the Illawarra Shoalhaven and Southern NSW region communicate with the PSA and each other. The PSA represents your interests at meetings with management called Joint Consultative Committees (JCCs). The purpose of a JCC is to establish a regular forum for issues and concerns to be…

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General Assistants Advisory Group newsletter

The General Assistants (GA) Advisory Group had its last meeting for the year on Tuesday 1st December both in person and via videoconference. The Delegates were happy to be getting much better at using Zoom and had a productive meeting. Professional and Ethical Standards Directorate (previously EPAC) The PSA has seen an increase in the number of GA complaints cases going to PES and reminds…

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Ministry of Health and PSA Joint Consultative Committee

Happy Festive Season As a very tough year comes to a close, PSA staff and your Delegates would like to say thank you for all the work you’ve done under extremely difficult circumstances. You have all worked hard to support the people of NSW during the year and we hope that many of you will be taking a well-earned break over the festive season. The…

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Housing flex – your rights under the agreement

As a very tough year comes to a close, PSA staff and your delegates would like to say thank you for all the work you’ve done under extremely difficult circumstances. You have all worked hard to support vulnerable people during a time when they could have fallen through the cracks. There has been more workplace flexibility over the past year, with many Housing staff working…

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