Victims Services member update

Policy/SPP team The PSA has been made aware that Victims Services will create a new 9/10 Senior Policy Officer within the Policy/Strategic Policy and Programs team, thereby changing the current structure of the team to two 9/10s and three 7/8s. This would be a restructure of that team and requires consultation with the PSA. While the Commissioner of Victims Services has advised that individuals involved…

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Salaries Case Concludes

PDF Version The hearing for the PSA’s application for a salary increase concluded on Wednesday 12 August with final submissions from all parties. The Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) has reserved its decision. The application originally covered the majority of PSA members. However, it has grown to be so much more due to the actions of the Government, which joined it to the applications of the…

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Courts and Tribunal Services: Flexible Working Hours Policy

Members have advised the PSA there have been issues accessing Flex Leave. In some instances, members have reported they are to follow strict start, end and lunch times without the capacity to accumulate Flex Time. In other cases, Flex Leave has been denied on multiple occasions. The PSA raised the issue with management at the Joint Consultative Committee meeting between the parties last week. Management…

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Legal Aid: Temporary staff update

Please forward this bulletin to temporary colleagues Results are in for the PSA Temporary Employment Survey and the results paint a concerning picture. Slightly more than half of the survey respondents were on contracts of 6 months or less. Of the staff who supplied information re the reason for their contracts: * 76 per cent were backfilling leave or relieving and * 24 per cent…

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PSA request Public Service Commission halts restructure

The PSA has requested the PSC halt the current restructure until appropriate time frames and proper information are provided to the PSA membership. Previously, the PSC provided a change management plan to the PSA which had limited information, and time frames that were too short to allow for proper consultation. In regard to this, the PSA lodged a dispute in the Industrial Relations Commission. Following…

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