RMS Surveillance Officers PSA Bulletin
12 November 2015
RMS Surveillance Officers PSA bulletin November 2015 (PDF version)
Members have contacted the PSA in relation to your hours of work.
The RMS position that Surveillance Officers (SOs) are not salaried, but shift workers and are not entitled to the 8.5% loading in accordance with the award is a substantial attack on SOs entitlements.
Teleconferences
In response, the PSA held teleconferences attended by PSA industrial staff and delegates for each region to consult with members, identify issues, provide advice, and obtain additional information to allow the PSA to develop a strong case in support of members.
We now have SO PSA contacts for each region and are currently putting together an email tree for all SO members to enable direct communication.
Members should be congratulated that for the first time SOs now have their own contact network. This will also benefit SOs when the PSA enters into award negotiations with RMS next year.
PSA action
From the teleconferences, we also discovered some members are being directed to work nights and are only receiving the relevant shift work penalties (50%) where previously they had been paid overtime.
The PSA has written to the RMS Chief Executive requesting the status quo remain until the issue is resolved between the parties.
Arrangements are currently being made for a meeting which will be attended by PSA industrial staff and SO contacts.
Once we have met with RMS in relation to this matter we will hold a teleconference of the new SO contacts and communicate with members via the new email SO tree.
New PSA SO contacts by region
Northern Tom McMullen
Hunter David Sharman and Bill Mainey
Sydney Bob (Robert) Paton and Vic Karatovic
Southern Alan Shadlow
South West Greg Harris
Western Troy Campbell (PSA delegate)
Central Coast Gary Mitchell
If you have missed a teleconference, members can either contact their new PSA SO contact or PSA delegate for an update or to provide feedback.
What can you do?
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- Ask a colleague to join the PSA