Flexible Working Hours Award Update: ODPP Claims Flex Forfeiture The "Natural Consequence" of Work

ODPP: Workload Dispute and Award Application Update This bulletin is a summary of the status of the Award application and provides an update on proceedings since our last Bulletin of 23 June 2023 HERE. The PSA has brought the Award application in response to unaddressed and ongoing overwork issues in the ODPP. The PSA contends that overwork has manifested widespread forfeiture of flex time by…

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Lunch is on us!

Work at 6 Stewart Avenue? Mark your calendars as lunch on us is just around the corner! Details Date Tuesday 29 August 2023 Time 12:00pm-1:00pm Location Level 1 Common Area Bring Yourself! Sandwiches and sweets are on us! Bring a colleague along with you and come and say hello. PSA staff, who represent members from a range of agencies, will be on hand to discuss any…

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Dean St Relocation Update

After meeting with impacted staff last week, the PSA advised the Department that we are seeking a new relocation date that respects the necessity for meaningful engagement and the operational needs of our members. The PSA then met with Facilities Management and DPE Industrial Relations on Monday 21 August 2023 to discuss the relocation of Dean St to McCauley St. There was a robust discussion…

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Machinery of Government changes in the Department of Planning and Environment

Members would be aware of the Machinery of Government changes flagged by the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) Secretary on Friday 18 and Monday 21 August. According to these plans, the Department of Planning & Environment will be effectively split into two agencies: the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. This decision would…

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POVB Increment Deferment Dispute Update

Following the POVB Bulletin Members received on Monday 7 August regarding the increment deferment dispute, the PSA & CSNSW were before Commissioner McDonald in the Industrial Relations Commission on Monday 14 August. CSNSW acknowledged in the IRC that in many instances Managers have deferred increments incorrectly, and that payroll and CSNSW need to improve their systems to properly determine increments in line with the award…

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