PSA MEDIA RELEASE: Frank and fearless advice the victim of public sector reforms

Thursday 28 February 2013 Public sector reform announced by the O’Farrell Government yesterday will lead to a more politicised public service and jeopardise frank and fearless advice from senior public officials, the Public Service Association said. The reforms target senior public servants, restructuring some classifications and removing security of tenure. “The senior officer classification was designed to recognise specialist expertise in the public sector,” said…

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PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REFORMED TO FOCUS ON THE FRONTLINE

Download PDF:  PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REFORMED TO FOCUS ON THE FRONTLINE Barry O’Farrell MP Premier of NSW Minister for Western Sydney MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 27 February 2013 PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REFORMED TO FOCUS ON THE FRONTLINE NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell today announced reform of public sector senior and middle management to better focus government resources on the frontline and improved services for communities across the…

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Cuts to public sector jobs driving a rise in unemployment

Cuts to public sector jobs are driving a rise in unemployment and putting pressure on services Monday, 18 February 2013 Download ACTU media release New research by the ACTU reveals that the number of public sector jobs in Australia has fallen for the first time in more than a decade after Coalition state governments last year sacked tens of thousands of workers and made harsh…

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Minimum Standards for Casual Public Sector Workers Needed

MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 8 February 2013 Report confirms O’Farrell Government should introduce minimum standards for casual public sector workers The O’Farrell Government should look to introduce minimum standards for public sector workers in NSW, in line with the recommendations of a new report showing inequality is growing in the workforce between full-time workers and insecure, “peripheral” casual workers. “Casual workers suffer from a whole range…

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MEDIA RELEASE- Corrective services officers followed standard procedures in Thomson case

Friday 1 February 2013 Corrective services officers followed standard procedures in Thomson case The Prison Officers Vocational Branch of the Public Service Association of NSW (PSA) take great exception to the disparaging remarks and comments made by the solicitor of Federal MP Mr Craig Thomson. Anne Gardiner General Secretary of the PSA said: “The Officers involved in the search of Mr Thomson were at all…

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