Tax time is here

We are currently working on your 2019-2020 tax statement and will have it ready by mid-July 2020. For members who pay via Direct Debit or monthly Credit Card, tax statements will be emailed to both your home and work email addresses. Tax statements will include all payments processed by the PSA/CPSU NSW up to and including 30 June 2020. We understand this is important to…

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Heritage Core tours extended

The PSA has had another win – tours of the Heritage Core will continue until the end of 2020. This is a step in the right direction. This initial extension will allow more shifts for PSA members – shifts that will help to pay rent and put food on the table. PSA members can be proud of the part they played in continually pressuring the…

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Child Protection Helpline reflective practice guide: urgent member feedback needed

The PSA is calling on all members at the Child Protection Helpline and Domestic Violence Line to provide feedback on the proposed Reflective Practice Guide. Your feedback will inform your union’s position and support ongoing discussions. Background In 2011, the Department decided to implement call recording at the Helpline in two phases: Phase 1: Implementation of call recording Phase 2: Design and implementation of call…

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Restructure in the Department of Education

The PSA has been advised that the Department of Education is undertaking a “realignment” to, in the words of Mark Scott, “deliver our strategic plan of improvement in every school and skills reform for a post-COVID economy”. The Association has written to the Secretary and asked to meet to discuss these plans and to establish consultation. We have asked for a draft Change Management Plan…

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Important PSA update: briefing for School Psychologists

As members would know, your union, the PSA, has been actively engaging with the DoE over the past six months to highlight the concerns of School Psychologist members. The PSA wrote to the DoE some time ago, raising both professional concerns from members and seeking to discuss your workplace conditions and entitlements. The DoE recently invited your union to a meeting to discuss some changes…

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