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All NZ mental health facilities need upgrade
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 9:34 am | PSA
Mental health facilities across the country all need urgent assessment to ensure they’re safe for clients - and for staff, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says. More >>
Briefing to the Incoming PM: Value public servants
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 11:33 am | PSA
Public servants are still not properly rewarded for the work they do, and the new Prime Minister Bill English should make changing that a priority, the PSA says. More >>
MPI video monitoring "not a proper substitute"
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 1:45 pm | PSA
The Ministry for Primary Industries needs to rethink its strategy around using video monitoring to protect against fish dumping, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says. More >>
PSA calls off strike action after negotiating deal
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 2:27 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association has negotiated an end to its dispute with the three Auckland Metropolitan District Health Boards. More >>
Thousands to walk off the job after notices issued
Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 4:39 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association has today sent strike notices to the three Auckland District Health Boards over the failure to settle a new collective agreement. More >>
Glass ceiling still intact this International Women’s Day
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 9:26 am | PSA
Women at the very top of New Zealand’s state sector are still undervalued and underpaid relative to their male counterparts, according to new analysis by the Public Service Association. More >>
PSA pays tribute to outgoing State Services Commissioner
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 12:04 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association wishes Iain Rennie all the best for his new career - after the State Services Commissioner announced he won’t seek reappointment when his contract expires. More >>
The TPPA: Bad for public services, bad for New Zealand
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 4:09 pm | PSA
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement could put New Zealand’s public services at risk, and the PSA’s urging the government not to sign it. More >>
State Services Commission Must Make Effort to Pay Women 100%
Friday, 22 January 2016, 1:40 pm | PSA
New figures show the government’s failing to lead by example in making sure female public servants are paid the same as their male colleagues. More >>
Latest SSC report confirms Govt clinging to surplus
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 11:54 am | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the 2015 Human Resource Capability Survey (HRC), released today by the State Services Commission, shows that the Government is continuing to take money from public servants in a desperate attempt to cling ... More >>
Health workers strikes continue
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 2:48 pm | PSA
TV one reports that more than 500 public health professionals walked off the job at Counties Manukau District Health Board today to protest against an over-stretched workforce unable to meet patient’s needs. Their action joins that of 1000 colleagues ... More >>
Gun threat at Christchurch MSD Service Delivery unacceptable
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 1:25 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) is alarmed at the incident at a Christchurch MSD Service Delivery office this morning, where a shotgun was brandished at security guards by an MSD client. More >>
Report confirms Govt needs to stop, collaborate and listen
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 12:14 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the More effective social services report by the Productivity Commission shows the Government’s constant restructuring and reviews must be stopped so a more in-depth look at social service provision can best ... More >>
Equal pay hero Margaret Long remembered in speech
Saturday, 12 September 2015, 2:26 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says it is fitting that the inaugural Margaret Long Memorial Lecture, given by Labour leader Andrew Little, is on the subject of equal pay. More >>
Departure of CYF head raises concerns
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 2:21 pm | PSA
Departure of Child, Youth and Family head raises concerns about agenda for at-risk children More >>
Work and Income union remembers Ashburton tragedy
Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 12:56 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) will be thinking of the family, friends and colleagues of the two Ashburton Work & Income workers killed at work one year ago. More >>
NZ’s most vulnerable children deserve transparency
Friday, 14 August 2015, 11:37 am | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Anne Tolley must engage in transparent public discussion about her plans to change Child, Youth and Family (CYF) following her receipt of a high level business case from the Expert Advisory Panel. More >>
Cost of poor public service workplace culture on the rise
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 2:07 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the Government’s latest Administrative and Support Services Benchmark (BASS) report shows the cost of poor workplace culture and HR practice in the public service is rising. More >>
Cantabrians need quality public health, not implied threats
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 2:21 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Canterbury DHB (CDHB) needs to be given all necessary assistance to meet the needs of local residents still feeling the impact of a post-quake environment, not implied threats from the ministers of health and ... More >>
Report on housing solutions risks damaging local democracy
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 4:39 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA), the union for local government workers, says some suggestions in the Productivity Commission’s draft Using land for housing report risk taking power away from local residents to have a say about the future ... More >>
