PSA to consult members on Role Description action

As indicated in our previous bulletin HERE, your union was scheduled to appear at a hearing of our dispute regarding the new Special Constables’ Role Description on Tuesday, 6 August 2019. The conciliation hearing of the dispute had previously been stood over to allow Police more time to provide a response to our claim for a Role Description that does justice to the job of…

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Brand, Digital and Communications realignment update

On Monday 5 August, your union met with a number of impacted members in relation to the Brand, Digital and Communications realignment, which in our view is looking like something more substantial than merely a change in reporting lines. Concerns were raised by members that this is looking more like a hostile takeover and less like a merger. It is our understanding that Service NSW…

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Special Constables fight for better pay - 9 News 13/08/2019

They put their lives on the line to protect the Premier, police, and even the Governor - but Special Constables are being paid less than the barista at Parliament House. https://twitter.com/9newssyd/status/1161192997058256896?s=12

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State Emergency Service – On-Call Dispute win

The PSA and the SES appeared before Commissioner Sloan of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission on 8 August 2019 to provide a report back to the Commission on the status of the dispute. During the report back it was agreed the SES would develop business rules or standard processes around the operation of on-call procedures. The PSA noted at the Commission that while the current…

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Brand, Digital and Communications realignment update

The PSA has fielded a number of concerns with how the realignment in Brand, Digital and Communications has been undertaken and we have met with Human Resources accordingly. Following our representations the PSA has gained the following: Priority assessment for roles externally advertised. The PSA identified a number of roles which had already been externally advertised. While HR insisted these roles had been advertised internally…

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