PSA – Fighting for Jobs

The Public Service Association of NSW (PSA) has been making representations for casuals to remain employed and engaged during the shutdown. While the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) committed to paying casuals on roster to April 1, they also distributed information via Sharepoint that casuals were not entitled to special leave. This blanket statement is incorrect. MAAS is required to consider whether an…

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Issues raised at Transport Union COVID-19 Briefing

On the 20 March Unions NSW co-ordinated a briefing for Transport Unions with the Secretary TfNSW Rod Staples and Senior Officers from across the Transport cluster. The unions were introduced to the CVID-19 Transport Taskforce lead Mr Mark Hutchins who advised unions the taskforce had been created with up to 40 leaders from across the transport agencies to co-ordinate the ongoing response to the emerging…

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Member Update re RJCC and COVID-19

The PSA, along with local delegates, attended the regular Restructure/Realignment Joint Consultative Committee (RJCC) on 24 March 2020. In response to the current COVID-19 situation the Department has informed the PSA that it is placing a ‘go slow’ on all current Restructure Management Plans (RMPs), specifically this means that any RMP that was to declare staff excess will not for the moment proceed. The PSA…

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Members’ update: restructures

Update on the Efficiency Dividend, Machinery of Government Changes including Strategy Policy & Commissioning & Corporate Staff Phase 2 of the restructure for Housing and Community Services Members Members are undertaking crucial work for the most vulnerable members of our community through the difficult and unprecedented challenges of COVID-19. As we continue to deal with this crisis, more and more people will be seeking the…

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Service NSW: COVID-19 PSA members’ update

Driver testing The PSA is pleased to see that Service NSW will be putting in place further restrictions to Driver Testing to come into effect from Friday 27 March 2020. The PSA reinforces our earlier message to Driver Testers in that if you have concerns for your current safety in performing your duties as a Driver Tester you should raise these with your Manager as…

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