Consultation with the Office of Sport: PSA member update

Changes to the role of Client Services Officer The PSA has been meeting with members and the Office of Sport to discuss concerns relating to plans to change the role of Client Service Officers to Project Support Officers. This change has come about as part of centralisation of the booking system used in centres with this work now being undertaken by staff at Head Office.…

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On-call trial in State Intelligence Command

The PSA has recently been made aware of a trial of changed on-call arrangements in State Intelligence Command. Specifically, for the duration of the three-month trial, members are invited to voluntarily request to work Saturday and/or Sunday within bandwidth hours. Clause 23.10 – Weekend Work of your Award has been referenced in regards to this trial. The intended purpose is as follows (emphasis added): 23.10.1…

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POVB bulletin – Consultative

The POVB Executive met with CSNSW management two weeks ago where the following issues were raised and discussed: Assault Committee It was raised that the Assault Committee is not being conducted properly around the State. Some centres are meeting once a month not five days after each assault as it states in the COPP. We also raised that we have concerns that the COPP states…

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Access to Flextime

Members in GRR have raised concerns about access to Flextime, particularly the inability to accrue Flextime due to the direction not to work longer than seven hours 30 minutes each day – and that can only occur with the agreement of your Supervisor. There appears to have been a unilateral decision made some time ago involving a major change to staff operations with no consultation…

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Botanic Gardens Joint Consultative Committee

Your union, the PSA, meets with management on a quarterly basis to discuss your rights at the Botanic Gardens and Centennial Park. This is called the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) and is attended by your delegates and officials from the PSA. On Thursday February 7, 2020, we had our first JCC for the year – the following issues were discussed: WHS There will be nominations…

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