Realignment Joint Consultative Committee update

Your union met with management on 9 July 2020 for the fortnightly discussion in relation to current realignments and restructures. A presentation was delivered in relation to Wellbeing during the pandemic, with specific reference to hygiene, health orders and operational requirements. We were informed the presentation is being made available to employees. The takeaway message is that staff should continue to work from home if…

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Centre for Future Work webinars for union members

The Centre for Future Work is holding a series of webinars on our rapidly changing workplaces. Titled What’s Next? Rebuilding after COVID & Mythbusting Austerity, the webinars will give union members throughout Australia an insight into how COVID-19, and government responses to the pandemic, will affect the way we work. The pandemic has created enormous disruption in the lives of working people, shutting down whole…

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Shivs, drug drops and serial killers: Life in Silverwater women’s jail

A 32-year prison veteran has revealed the harsh reality of dealing with our worst female prisoners as COVID-19 visitor bans lead inmates to hatch increasingly elaborate plans to smuggle their drugs and contraband inside. The distressed inmate complains to senior officer Nicole Jess that her night at Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre was punctured with excruciating stomach cramps and she is in need of urgent hospital…

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PSA consultation on COVID-safe workplace measures

On Tuesday 7 July the PSA and other unions were consulted on COVID-safe workplace measures and a return to the workplace for TfNSW employees. It is important to note that while strategies will be implemented to reduce the risk in workplaces, staff will be encouraged to continue to work from home wherever possible. Key takeaways from this meeting: Sanitation stations will be provided at key…

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Reporting Services: Have your say

During our members’ meeting held on 22 June 2020, concerns were raised about working from home, workload disparity and discrepancies in the types of assignments and tasks allocated. We are asking members and non-members to tell us what matters to you in your workplace. What you can do is complete our What do you want from the RSB Working from Home (WFH) Survey 2020, and…

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