Staff Assaults

POVB - Staff Assaults - March 2019 (pdf version) Members would be aware there was recently a ruling from the District Court of Appeal in regards to an assault on a staff member at Goulburn HRMU by a well-known violent inmate. The ruling was in favour of the assailant and has set a very dangerous precedent in regards to inmate management plans and regression in…

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POVB bulletin – March 2019

POVB - Bulletin March (pdf version) Workforce planning meeting A meeting took place to address the following issues: filling vacancies the casual policy higher commencing salary for casual to permanent policy. The POVB’s stance has always been that it believes vacancies should be filled via transfer lists in the first instance and then casuals to permanent and then recruit from outside. The GSE does not…

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POVB - Probation periods in Corrective Services

When you, as a Casual Correctional Officer, are offered full time employment, your letter of offer will say a probation period of six months applies. However, at the end of that six months you are not given the rank of Correctional Officer Year 1. Why is this?

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POVB member update

Last week the MRRC went on strike for 24 hours due to issues with members who are on disciplinary issues and suspended.

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REMINDER - Election of POVB State Executive 2019-2021

Central Council has endorsed the Executive proposal to create an additional position of Country Vice Chair to accommodate the increase in correctional centres and their staff in the regions, thereby making the regional centres more inclusive.

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