Last chance to get training in 2020!

Wow, what a year! We would like to thank the wonderful members who have been on this journey with us so far. Your patience, feedback and kind words have helped shape an enviable training program for our membership. Haven’t completed any training with us yet? We want you to join in; there’s something here for everyone. We offer a range of delivery options on Zoom…

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Sheriffs Officers Vocational Branch Advisory Group (SOVBAG) meeting

The first full meeting of the new Sheriffs Officers Vocational Branch Advisory Group (SOVBAG) committee meeting was held Wednesday, 23 September 2020. The new SOVBAG committee is now more inclusive and representational of all staff working in the Sheriff’s Office (SHO). The PSA executive recently approved a rule change to the SOVBAG Constitution and Rules Charter that allow’s other staff groups working in the Sheriff’s Office, membership status in SOVBAG.  The SOVBAG committee now…

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Department of Customer Service: Update on working from home and flexible work

The PSA has received a number of reports regarding varying practices over working from home and the application of flexible working practices across the Department of Customer Service. The following FAQs answer some of the most commonly asked questions: Have core hours and bandwidth times changed? Yes. In May 2020, the PSA agreed with the Department of Customer Service to temporarily abolish core hours and…

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SafeWork: Survey surrounding NSW Ombudsman report

Members would be aware of the recent report by the NSW Ombudsman titled Investigation into actions taken by SafeWork NSW Inspectors in relation to Blue Mountains City Council workplaces. You can view a copy of the report HERE. As the reports states: “The issues at the heart of this investigation centre on good administrative practice. Employers, workers and the community need to be able to…

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Public Service Commission dispute update

On Friday 18 September 2020 the dispute between the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Public Service Association of NSW (PSA) was heard before the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC). The PSA put forward our view there had not been sufficient information addressing the level of work being reduced to accommodate the loss of 10 staff. We further touched on the fact staff are…

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