Corrective Services prison benchmarking dispute – August 2016 (PDF version)

Dear members in Corrective Services,

The PSA lodged a dispute on benchmarking on Monday, 1 August 2016. The President of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission called the parties to attend the Commission on Wednesday, 3 August 2016 to discuss the matter prior to allocation.

The President has subsequently allocated the dispute to Commissioner Tabba. The dispute is now listed for Tuesday, 9 August 2016.

The dispute listed by the PSA seeks the assistance of the Commission the following areas:

• Failure to consult on proposed changes to staff and Correctional Officer numbers

• Failure to consult and provide details of proposed changed responsibilities and details of changes to roles and functions

We further seek the assistance of the Commission to have Corrective Services NSW provide risk assessment documentation that supports the stated intent of increasing safety of staff and inmates.

We also seek the assistance of the Commission in having Corrective Services NSW place on hold the pilot benchmarking until such time that issues raised have been satisfactorily answered.

We will provide further updates to members following next week’s appearance in the Industrial Relations Commission.

Anne Gardiner

General Secretary