Public Service Christmas Closedown

The Government has announced the Christmas Closedown period for the 2019-20 Christmas and New Year period. The dates for this closedown are Monday 23 December 2019 until Friday 3 January 2020 inclusive. You can read the Government announcement HERE. The PSA encourages members to regularly take recreation leave for their own health and welfare. Christmas and the New Year are a great time to do…

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Proposed Corporate Flexible Working Hours Agreement

Your Senior Delegates and PSA staff have met with the department at our last JCC and discussed a new Flexible Working Hours Agreement to replace the existing one which ends on the 15 December. The proposal is for a three-year agreement. A copy of the proposal can be found HERE. Apart from two additional clauses that deal specifically with some classifications in Training Services NSW,…

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FRNSW – Operational Capability Directorate

The PSA is aware that FRNSW plan make changes to the Operational Capability Directorate. While the changes focus on the reporting relationships for a number of Permanent Firefighter roles, a number of Administrative roles are affected. Particularly this involves the following: The relocation of four (4) Clerk Grade 3/4 Administrative Support Officer positions along with current occupants and funding from Operational Capability to the Strategic…

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Have you RSVPed yet? The PSA meeting about your 19% pay increase is on this week!

Don’t forget to RSVP for this exciting event so that you can find out more about the historic PSA pay equity win. Bring your colleagues and have afternoon tea on us! RSVP now by emailing the PSA Schools Team at with Wollongong Meeting in the subject line. 4pm, Wednesday 23 October 2019 City Diggers Wollongong Cnr Church and Burrelli Streets This meeting will start…

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WBS/IO – Another big WIN for Schools

Schools will now be able to CHOOSE whether or not to use the WBSIO Solution, thanks to the PSA’s successful consultations with the Department. Thanks to all of you who implemented the earlier bans. Even though the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) made us lift the bans your actions showed the Department you were serious in your concerns and brought them back to the table. When…

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