The PSA and workplace delegate Richard Ryan met with management on 3 April 2025 to discuss your concerns in relation to regrading of positions.

We advised that Plumbing and Building Inspectors are graded 7/8, whereas Auto Inspectors are graded 5/6. While members had been requesting regrading since 2017,  management stated Auto Inspectors were advised about three years ago that their roles at that time did not meet the standard for 7/8.

Your delegate has since sent information to management about the duties Auto Inspectors undertake. However, this does not seem to have been prioritised.

We note that Fair Trading is currently undertaking a Functional Review and have advised your employer we will raise this again during the consultation period. In the meantime we are collecting Role Descriptions for Inspectors from other areas and working with your workplace delegate to identify similarities.

After further discussions with management in relation to a Joint Consultative Committee, we are hopeful that we will be able to engage with management in coming weeks.

Please identify with your delegate matters you would like raised through this forum as we understand that Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) may still be an issue. If there are any other matters besides regrading and PPE, let your delegate know and we will put them on the agenda for the first meeting.