PSA fights to stop Multicultural NSW stripping pay and conditions from Interpreters and Translators

Despite many objections raised by affected workers and by your union, the PSA, Multicultural NSW (MCNSW) has filed an application in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC), intending to replace the current Crown Employees Interpreters and Translators Award 2019 with a rewritten award. The new award severely reduces the pay and conditions of Interpreters and Translators. The award application is not by consent and the PSA…

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Role Capability Review – Surveillance Officer update

The PSA wrote to Transport for NSW in October seeking an update on a pending Role Capability Review for Surveillance Officers and a number of supervisory roles. The Department has advised there are two phases to the undertaking for Works Supervisors (WS) and Surveillance Officers (SO). The first phase was for WS which is now complete – these staff were all in Regional and Outer…

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Introducing your new Environment Protection Authority PSA delegates

The PSA would like to congratulate all six Delegates elected to the PSA’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Departmental Committee (DC). The successful candidates and your new EPA union delegates are: Jane Burgett Operations (Incident Management) Simon Taylor Senior Investigator Cheryl Ainsworth EA (RPES) David Bell Operations Officer Scott King Regional Operations Officer Hugh Brennan Operations Officer These Delegates will form the PSA EPA Departmental Committee…

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Customer Service: Joint Consultative Committee update

On 29 October 2020, the PSA attended a Joint Consultative Committee meeting with management. The following issues were discussed: COVID safety plan The Department provided the PSA with an update on COVID safety plans, returning to the office and working in the office. A Return to Office/COVID-19 Safety Plan for DCS is being drafted. Some major sites, including 4 Parramatta Square and Gosford will have…

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Service NSW Centres not paying overtime

We are currently investigating unpaid overtime within Service NSW (SNSW). This includes cases where people are being held back serving customers and are not paid overtime after their shift ends, as well as cases of members being ‘informally’ requested to be at work prior to their start time (such as setting up computer stations). You are entitled to be paid for any extra time past…

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