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DOC downsizing will take out frontline jobs
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 12:28 pm | PSA
Further downsizing at the Department of Conservation proves that despite government promises, budget cuts are costing valuable frontline jobs, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Frustrated NZQA staff to walk off the job
Friday, 15 March 2013, 10:51 am | PSA
Staff at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority are due to walk off the job later today over NZQA’s refusal to negotiate fairly in on-going pay talks. More >>
Biosecurity report recommendations should be taken on board
Friday, 1 March 2013, 11:29 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is welcoming the Auditor General’s report into biosecurity saying it highlights the importance of proper staffing and resourcing in the protection of our borders. More >>
Measly Minimum Wage Increase Won’t Touch The Sides
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 2:00 pm | PSA
Measly Minimum Wage Increase Won’t Touch The Sides The measly increase to the minimum wage won’t even touch the sides for already underpaid workers, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Government Needs To Blaze The Trail On Living Wage
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 9:04 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is calling on the government, as the country’s largest employer and funder of public services, to take the lead and provide a living wage to workers. More >>
More trouble in education as industrial action looms at NZQA
Friday, 21 December 2012, 1:40 pm | PSA
Staff at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority are looking to hold stop work meetings in the New Year over NZQA’s refusal to negotiate pay and attempts to take positions out of the collective agreement. More >>
MPs pay rise hard to swallow
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 12:40 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says Parliamentary Services staff will find a pay rise for MPs particularly hard to swallow. More >>
MPI Staff Call Off Industrial Action
Monday, 17 December 2012, 9:52 am | PSA
PSA members at the Ministry for Primary Industries have called off planned industrial action this week after agreement was reached to return to the negotiating table. More >>
Legal action planned against Ministry of Justice
Friday, 14 December 2012, 7:41 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is planning legal action against the Ministry of Justice over its failure to lift a redundancy waiver for staff moving to work with a private contractor. More >>
Court services revamp comes at a cost to provincial NZ
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 1:05 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says a revamp of court services comes at a cost to provincial New Zealand. More >>
Tougher stance needed on family friendly workplaces
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 9:42 am | PSA
The Public Service Association says a recommendation from the Children’s Commissioner on Solutions to Child Poverty about family friendly workplaces, doesn’t go far enough. More >>
Ministry of Justice denying staff proper redundancy rights
Friday, 7 December 2012, 11:35 am | PSA
The Public Service Association says the Ministry of Justice is colluding with a private contractor to deny staff their proper redundancy rights. More >>
Industrial Action: Biosecurity, Border Control, Fisheries
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 3:13 pm | PSA
PSA members at the Ministry of Primary Industries are taking industrial action later this month over the Ministry’s refusal to negotiate fairly and return to pay talks. More >>
PSA supports call for whistleblowing review
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:47 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is supporting a call for a review of whistleblowing legislation, and would like to see it backed up with a public education campaign. More >>
Education Ministry sees sense over payroll unit review
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 1:12 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is pleased that the Ministry of Education has seen sense and agreed to delay a planned review of its payroll services unit. More >>
The government doesn’t value women in the public service
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 10:43 am | PSA
The government doesn’t value women in the public service and isn’t doing enough to address the pay equity problem says the PSA, New Zealand’s largest union representing public and community service workers. More >>
Family Violence Is A Workplace Issue
Friday, 23 November 2012, 12:42 pm | PSA
To coincide with White Ribbon Month and White Ribbon Day (November 25th) the PSA along with other unions, has launched an awareness project to involve workplaces in addressing and preventing family violence. More >>
MPI provoking industrial dispute by walking out of pay talks
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:50 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is accusing the Ministry for Primary Industries of deliberately provoking a dispute and risking industrial action by seeking to reduce the conditions of employment for staff. More >>
Welcome focus on Corrections staff safety
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 1:19 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is welcoming the establishment of an expert advisory panel on prison staff safety and hopes valuable lessons can be learned. More >>
Industrial action at Statistics New Zealand
Friday, 16 November 2012, 10:24 am | PSA
PSA members at Statistics New Zealand have launched industrial action over a proposed new pay system and Statistics New Zealand’s heavy-handed approach to the negotiation process. More >>
