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Fewer MAF jobs will reduce ability to keep NZ safe
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 4:09 pm | PSA
MAF threatens to put New Zealand at risk by dumping the jobs of hundreds of people who carry years of crucial expertise and knowledge, says the PSA. Earlier today, the Department announced to staff the final plan of a redesign that MAF says is driven ... More >>
Zero marks for Ministry of Education’s job cut strategy
Friday, 7 October 2011, 4:58 pm | PSA
Zero marks for Ministry of Education’s job cut strategy The slashing of over 40 regional Ministry of Education jobs is nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise which will fail to bring about any service improvements for the public, says the ... More >>
Reforms driven by cost-cutting will not reap best results
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 11:17 pm | PSA
State sector reform must be driven by genuine need says the PSA. It can be welcomed if it improves effectiveness and quality of service. It is not welcomed if it is merely used as a covert means of further public service cost-cutting. The Crown Entities ... More >>
PSA Convenes Wellington and Kapiti Home Support Talks
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 11:12 pm | PSA
The PSA today convened a meeting of providers of home support services in the Wellington and Kapiti regions to support continuity of service and job security for workers following the Capital and Coast District Health Board’s (CCDHB) termination of ... More >>
Jobs security a major concern in home support shake up
Friday, 23 September 2011, 3:57 pm | PSA
PSA MEDIA RELEASE Sept 23, 2011 Jobs security a major concern in home support shake up More >>
Suffrage Day a reminder that pay equity is still a dream
Monday, 19 September 2011, 1:49 pm | PSA
Political parties need to commit to the principle of equal pay for men and women and back legislation that will turn the dream into reality for women, says the PSA, the public sector union. “The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1972 and yet the average ... More >>
Capping update reveals public service cuts
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 5:40 pm | PSA
Job cuts are draining skills and knowledge from the public service and creating a health and safety time bomb, says the PSA. The National Government’s update on staff numbers within the core public service and crown entities shows that nearly ... More >>
PSA saves jobs but Government cost-cutting hurts regions
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 1:40 pm | PSA
Submissions from PSA members at Inland Revenue (IR) have helped save 35 jobs in regional offices, but the public sector union remains unconvinced by the Department’s decision to shift so-called ‘virtual jobs’ from regional centres to metropolitan hubs. More >>
Housing NZ proposal poses dangers for staff
Friday, 2 September 2011, 5:27 pm | PSA
A proposal from Housing Zealand to reduce staff numbers and narrow services to tenants potentially puts workers at risk, says the PSA. Housing New Zealand recently announced that only people with the greatest need will now be eligible for state housing. Despite ... More >>
PSA welcomes move to bring back public service cadetships
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 4:44 pm | PSA
The PSA welcomes the re-introduction of public service cadetships as part of a Labour Party initiative to ramp up apprenticeship schemes and prioritise youth employment. “This is a step in the right direction and one that better supports young people ... More >>
Throwing out education changes is wise move says union
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 2:43 pm | PSA
The PSA applauds the government’s decision, announced today, not to merge NZQA and ERO and not to shift work from the Department of Labour to the Ministry of Education. The PSA advised against merging the two agencies, saying there wasn’t enough overlap ... More >>
PSA backs call for investigation into Treasury’s gifting
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 1:11 pm | PSA
The PSA, the country’s biggest union, is backing calls from the Green Party for a State Services Commission investigation into Treasury’s gifting policy. “Treasury officials received hundreds of gifts, including meals and tickets to sporting events ... More >>
Public servants should not become political footballs
Friday, 5 August 2011, 12:53 pm | PSA
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the row between the government, Phil Goff and SIS director Warren Tucker, using public servants to score political points is ill-advised, especially in election year, says the PSA, the New Zealand’s biggest union. More >>
Government’s scythe cuts nearly 200 IRD jobs
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 12:42 pm | PSA
Provincial New Zealand is bearing the brunt of the Government’s public sector cuts, as Inland Revenue (IR) prepares to slash nearly 200 jobs from its Invercargill, Nelson, Rotorua, Napier and New Plymouth sites, says the PSA. The cuts follow over thirty ... More >>
PSA launches campaign – Public Services Keep NZ Working
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 10:12 am | PSA
In the face of indiscriminate cuts to our public services, the PSA, the country’s biggest union, has launched its election campaign in support of public services and the people who deliver them. More >>
PSA launches election campaign
Monday, 1 August 2011, 2:28 pm | PSA
The PSA, the country’s biggest union, is expecting wide support for the launch of its election campaign – Public Services Keep New Zealand Working. “We’ve travelled the country and met with our members, MPs and community groups in the lead ... More >>
Greater resources needed to keep our children safe
Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 8:28 pm | PSA
The PSA, the country’s biggest union, says any changes proposed in the ‘Green Paper on Vulnerable Children’ need to be adequately resourced if New Zealand is to reduce its shocking child abuse rates. “The PSA welcomes the opportunity for ... More >>
More jobs, skills & economy by changing procurement policy
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 1:31 pm | PSA
New Zealand can grow jobs, skills and the economy by changing the government procurement policy More >>
Level of assaults on public sector staff unacceptable
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 5:17 pm | PSA
The PSA, the country’s biggest union, is concerned at the level of attacks on public sector workers. “The reported 213 recorded assaults over the past year in Te Whetu Tawera, an Auckland mental health facility, is just the tip of the iceberg,” says ... More >>
PSA supports HRC’s moves on pay equity
Monday, 4 July 2011, 1:31 pm | PSA
The country’s biggest union, the PSA, says a proposed pay equity bill from the Human Rights Commission (HRC) is a good step towards closing the shameful gender pay gap that exists in both private and public workplaces. More >>
