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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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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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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Courts and Tribunal Services: Are you doing the work of higher grades?

It has come to the PSA’s attention that members are completing work at higher grades, including training other staff members who are graded higher, without commensurate remuneration. It appears a number of roles may even require regrading or at the very least should attract a temporary assignment allowance. Last week, the PSA flagged the matter with management at this quarter’s Joint Consultative Committee meeting. The…

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POVB: Prison Bed Capacity Adjustment Program update

Several more centres have had their launch presentation take place. The impacts at these centres are as follows: Special Purpose Centre The centre is to be clustered with LBH 1/2. Due to this, it is proposed the centre will come under the management of the Governor of LBH 1/2, which means that there will be one roster. Staff will be rotated as per policy throughout…

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