Update for PSA members: Court Reporters Vocational Advisory Group

The PSA would like to update members about the status of the Court Reporters Vocational Group (CRVG). As the CRVG had not held elections, conducted an Annual General Meeting (AGM), or met as required by the PSA Rules and Bylaws, it was unfortunately considered inoperative, and all positions considered vacant. Pursuant to the PSA Rules and ByLaws, any Group inoperative for 12 months requires the…

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Planning Members Meeting

The PSA invites all Department of Planning members to attend a meeting this coming Tuesday 5 September from 12PM-1PM. The meeting will be held at 4PSQ with a Teams link available for those joining remotely, your PSA industrial representatives and delegates will be on hand. Your PSA representatives ask that you join us at the meeting to discuss concerns with respect to the recent Machinery…

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Machinery of Government changes update for members

We are extremely disappointed by the lack of engagement by the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) senior management on the Machinery of Government (MoG) changes effective 1 January 2024. The PSA met with your DPE Delegates Wednesday 30 August to discuss concerns ahead of future meetings with senior management. Be on the lookout for further PSA correspondence, meetings with members and PSA representatives in…

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TfNSW: Rail Review Recommendation 5: Timetable Development Consultation Feedback

TfNSW has started the formal consultation process today (31 August 2023). The changes reflect recommendation 5 of the Rail Review; that is, that the detailed timetable function be moved from TfNSW to Sydney Rail. For affected members, this will have an impact on your pay and conditions. This is because you will no longer be under the TfNSW Award, instead, you will be covered by…

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Safework Inspectors (Critical Incident Program Support)

A number of members have raised concerns in relation to Safework Inspectors providing critical incident support. In order to better understand your concerns and the effectiveness (or otherwise) of the Critical Incident Support Program (CISP) PSA has created a survey which you can find here. The survey will be open until 4pm on Thursday 14 September 2023.  We would appreciate if you could respond as…

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