POVB Bulletin July 2019

SCO Advertisement The Executive has had an abundance of questions in regards to whether can SCOs apply for the SCO advertisement for promotions, as they may want to go to another location. We made enquiries and the below is what we received from Director Buckley, after he spoke with Assistant Commissioner Kevin Corcoran, on the matter: Kevin & I met with SHR this afternoon to…

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State Emergency Service – On-Call draft guidelines

As members will be aware, in March this year, the PSA lodged a dispute in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission in relation to the operation of the on-call provisions in the Award. As a result of the dispute, the PSA and the SES have met twice in order to develop a way forward. The draft guidelines, which the SES has issued, form part of this.…

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Department of Customer Service realignment – August update

The PSA attended the latest Machinery of Government meeting (now being renamed as the Realignment Joint Consultative Committee, or RJCC) on 25 July 2019. The following matters were discussed: Better Regulation Division The leadership team is reviewing the proposal for the BRD structure. Information about the proposed Organisation Structure should be received next week. There will be a three-week feedback timeframe. The Department will also…

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Are you an SAO working in science?

If you are a School Administrative Officer who works in science, we want to know. So that the PSA can communicate effectively with you about the issues facing members working in science, we need to know who you are. Three easy ways to let us know Contact the Membership department by email. Let them know you are a SAO Science and update any other details…

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How is ChildStory going?

It is now approaching two years since ChildStory went live. The Department has reported to the PSA that all issues raised by members, delegates and your union have been resolved and that all records migrated from KIDS are easily found in ChildStory. In fact, the general belief by Senior Management is that the majority of Child Protection Workers now find the program easy to use…

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