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First milestone for Mana Wahine claim at Waitangi Tribunal
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 12:38 pm | Public Service Association
A claim lodged by Te Rūnanga o Ngā Toa Awhina - the rūnanga of the Public Service Association - to address employment inequities suffered by Māori women has now been officially registered by the Waitangi Tribunal as claim Wai 2864. More >>
New deal ratified by PSA members at Ministry of Justice
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 4:28 pm | Public Service Association
It was confirmed today that after one of the most drawn-out industrial disputes of 2018 a new collective agreement will be signed between the PSA and Ministry of Justice. More >>
Raw deal for DHB admin and clerical workers getting worse
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 2:26 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) is stepping up its equal pay campaign for DHB administration and clerical workers, in the face of more evidence that these underpaid workers are a last line of underfunding in the health system. More >>
Pitfalls of inappropriate surveillance
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 1:30 pm | Public Service Association
The failings in use of external security consultants by government agencies uncovered in today’s findings by the State Services Commission contain valuable lessons. More >>
Good to see brakes being applied to chief executive pay
Friday, 14 December 2018, 3:12 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) is welcoming signs in today’s Senior Pay Report 2018 that the trajectory of chief executive pay rises is levelling out. More >>
ECan staff to strike on Monday 17 December
Friday, 14 December 2018, 2:54 pm | Public Service Association
PSA members at Environment Canterbury (ECan) have voted to take strike action on Monday after unsuccessful bargaining. More >>
Public service workforce data shows sluggish improvement
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 12:06 pm | Public Service Association
The public service workforce data released today by the State Services Commission has confirmed very low pay movement, says the PSA. More >>
Strong ‘spirit of service’ seen in latest appointments
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 8:44 am | Public Service Association
This month’s new announcements of women taking up chief executive positions at the New Zealand Customs Service and at the Ministry of Culture and Heritage have been welcomed by the Public Service Association (PSA). More >>
PSA: World Human Rights Day an opportunity to reflect
Monday, 10 December 2018, 2:50 pm | Public Service Association
This year’s World Human Rights Day is an opportunity to reflect on the state of the world 70 years after the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, says the PSA. More >>
PSA: Carolling for Equal Pay
Friday, 7 December 2018, 12:11 pm | Public Service Association
PSA's nationwide networks of equal pay advocates are putting solidarity behind an equal pay claim for DHB administration and clerical workers into song for Christmas. More >>
Settlement offer made to PSA members at Ministry of Justice
Friday, 7 December 2018, 10:18 am | Public Service Association
A settlement offer has been agreed between the Public Service Association (PSA) and Ministry of Justice and will now go to the PSA’s 2000 members - about 60% of the Ministry’s total workforce - to be voted on. More >>
PSA members at Ministry poised to receive revised offer
Friday, 30 November 2018, 12:27 pm | Public Service Association
A day of mediation between the PSA and Ministry of Justice (on Thursday 29 November) has broken a deadlock in industrial bargaining. More >>
Workers at community nursing and homecare provider on strike
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 3:27 pm | Public Service Association
Nurses and administrators at Nurse Maude Care Coordination in Porirua and the Hutt Valley have commenced a week-long strike action from today (Thursday 29 November). More >>
Time to get on with the Mental Health Inquiry report
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 2:39 pm | Public Service Association
Mental health and addiction workers represented by the PSA are eager to engage with the Government on the much anticipated report from the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction received today by Health Minister David Clark. More >>
Latest good news for DHB workers: Allied Health settlement
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 8:18 am | Public Service Association
A new settlement has been ratified that will see pay gains for around 9000 allied, public health and technical workers represented by the Public Service Association (PSA) in the DHB sector. More >>
Now is the time to restore balance to employment relations
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 5:25 pm | Public Service Association
The second reading of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill in Parliament scheduled for today demonstrates a new consensus about restoring a much-need balance to employment relations says the PSA. More >>
Review into bullying and harassment commended by PSA
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 12:20 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) has commended today’s announcement that an independent external review into bullying and harassment of staff within the Parliamentary workplace is set to commence. More >>
PSA celebrates a major membership milestone
Monday, 26 November 2018, 12:46 pm | Public Service Association
This week the Public Service Association (PSA) is celebrating the total number of union members reaching the 70,000 mark - just three years on from hitting 60,000 in 2015. More >>
PSA response to announcement of new Housing Authority
Saturday, 24 November 2018, 12:46 pm | Public Service Association
Today’s announcement of plans to form a new Crown entity centred on Housing New Zealand - with a full integration of Housing New Zealand’s urban development subsidiary HLC and the KiwiBuild Unit - has been cautiously welcomed by the Public Service Association ... More >>
Justice system at risk of creaking to a halt
Friday, 9 November 2018, 4:18 pm | Public Service Association
With no date in place for a return to the bargaining table, PSA members at the Ministry of Justice have voted to continue work-to-rule alongside a new set of bans on work that could see Court operations creak to a virtual halt. More >>
