Fisheries Compliance: new sick leave arrangements applied, then pulled

Members may have seen an email (then an upload to the InFOsite page) advising of the sick leave requirements under the Crown Employees (Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009 by the Acting Director Fisheries Compliance (A/DFC). Whilst most of the language within the document is innocuous and consistent with the explicit provisions of the Crown Employees (Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009, there were several…

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Enough words, time to hold government accountable for bushfire failures: PSA

The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements makes clear Australians have been let down by political inaction in preparing the country for the realities of a harsher climate. The Public Service Association demands government immediately act to properly resource all bushfire and other emergency response agencies to a mandated, minimum standard. "Today Australians found out that when it comes to accountability for keeping them…

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Congratulations to our newest PSA Delegate – Pete Christie!

Congratulations to your newly elected Resilience NSW PSA Delegate – Pete Christie. Pete was unanimously elected at the recent Resilience NSW members meeting. Pete currently works in the Disaster Welfare team as a Senior Project Officer. He has already strongly advocated for members regarding the Travel Arrangements review, and has been instrumental in collecting and raising feedback during the Resilience NSW restructure. He is looking…

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Award discussions – no response yet from Treasury

This bulletin is to update members on the most recent Award discussions with management. The PSA and the Rural Fire Service (RFS) met once more on 26 October to discuss the Rural Fire Service Award. We were advised at the meeting that there had been no response yet from the Government’s Wages Policy Taskforce (WPT) which was disappointing. The employer requires approval from the WPT…

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Safety, Environment and Regulation – Asset Management and Insights and Engagement members’ meeting

The PSA has organised a Microsoft Teams meeting for its members in Safety, Environment and Regulation to discuss the information presented at the Evolving Transport consultation briefing. Details are as follows: Safety, Environment and Regulation – Asset Management members’ meeting Date: Tuesday, 3 November 2020 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm To join, please use the link HERE. Safety, Environment and Regulation – Insights and Engagement members’ meeting Date:…

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