Regular union meetings for Student Support Officers

Being a member of the union means coming together as a group of workers to have a powerful and influential voice in the workplace. The Department has a goal of recruiting a large number of Student Support Officers (SSOs) to meet the mental health and well-being of students. Therefore, it’s time for SSOs to get organised and active in the union in order to have…

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Join the PSA Flex Working Hours Negotiation Committee

As you may be aware, Department of Premier and Cabinet has advised the PSA that they seek to enter into negotiations regarding the DPC Flexible Working Hours Agreement (FWHA). As the employee representative, the PSA is putting together a DPC Flexible Working Hours Agreement Negotiation Committee to represent areas affected. We will be negotiating this new agreement on your behalf. As a PSA member, you…

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Corrective Services EAP survey: Have your say!

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) is undertaking a survey of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services across the Department to assess the effectiveness of current arrangements and processes. EAP is a major part of the way in which Departments seek to support staff to improve resilience, mental health and wellbeing. Stand TALR, being rolled out across the state, directs staff to EAP; critical incident briefings are conducted…

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Union members win removal of CCTV in PHQ Pilot Floor

Following an industrial dispute, your union has achieved the removal of CCTV surveillance cameras from office premises in Police HQ (PHQ). This is an important victory for staff in PHQ and for all staff whose job does not require surveillance for legitimate security purposes. This outcome was only possible due to our strong membership in PHQ. The Police Force is piloting a new office fit-out…

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SafeWork update: Joint Consultative Committees, allowances, mobility and your P File

This bulletin is to provide you with an update on a number of outstanding collective matters raised on your behalf by your union, the PSA: Joint Consultative Committee The PSA would like to reintroduce the SafeWork-specific Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), and will take a request to the Peak Consultative Committee. A SafeWork-specific JCC would allow for collective issues affecting SafeWork to be raised and resolved…

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