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ODHB Moves To Axe Mosgiel Family Centre
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 5:03 pm | Public Service Association
Otago District Health Board has advised the PSA that the Mosgiel centre is to be closed and the service to be relocated to Wakari hospital, PSA organiser Mark Ryan said today. More >>
Union Members Resolve No Confidence
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 1:50 pm | Public Service Association
PSA members affected by the recent restructure of Public Health South (PHS) have voted no confidence in the PHS manager and the restructuring that has cost four union members their jobs, PSA organiser Mark Ryan said today. More >>
Stopwork Meetings Held Over Health Redundancies
Friday, 19 March 2004, 1:30 pm | Public Service Association
The loss of four jobs – three public health nurses and a clerical worker – through restructuring at Public Health South has led to the holding of stop-work meetings, PSA organiser Mark Ryan said today. More >>
One bad apple
Friday, 12 March 2004, 2:38 pm | Public Service Association
The dishonest actions of one person should not in any way influence the way New Zealanders view the integrity and honesty of the other thousands of hardworking public servants, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Increase in child abuse notifications
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 4:45 pm | Public Service Association
The disclosure of a near-doubling of suspected child abuse notifications in January and December requires an urgent response by the Government and by Child Youth and Family Services, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Action plan good news for women workers
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 11:51 am | Public Service Association
The PSA is pleased to see the Government is taking a whole-of-government approach towards improving the circumstances of New Zealand women in its Action Plan for New Zealand Women and welcomes the initiatives outlined in the Plan, PSA national secretary ... More >>
Sunshine Salary Offer Rejected
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 8:44 am | Public Service Association
PSA Mental Health workers at Nelson Marlborough District Health Board have voted unanimously to go on strike following a salary offer that was thousands of dollars below that paid to staff both within NMDHB and across the wider Health sector, PSA ... More >>
Partnership in workplace crucial to productivity
Friday, 5 March 2004, 3:42 pm | Public Service Association
The Government’s announcement of a Workplace Productivity Working Group is a positive step and its terms of reference include principles which the PSA has been promoting in the state sector for some time, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Challenges for new State Services Commissioner
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 2:55 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA looks forward to working with new State Services Commissioner Mark Prebble on the continuing development of an integrated and co-ordinated public service, PSA national secretary Paul Cochrane said today. More >>
ODHB Guts Dunedin Public Health Nursing Service
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 4:22 pm | Public Service Association
Health bosses have told public health nurses (PHN's) today that three of them had to go as a result of a controversial restructure of ODHB's public health arm - Public Health South (PHS). The three positions lost include the manager and two public health ... More >>
Don’t target individual public servants
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 11:37 am | Public Service Association
The so-called “guinea pig” letter media reports once again highlight the issue of individual public servants coming under the media spotlight when all they have done is carry out their job, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Stop blaming individual social workers
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 5:25 pm | Public Service Association
Individual social workers were not found to be at fault in the independent report on Mr Ron Burrows’ telephone call to Child Youth and Family and the media should stop trying to single them out, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Child Youth and Family reviews
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 2:32 pm | Public Service Association
The reports released today by Child Youth and Family reveal a service which has been grappling with systemic problems for some time, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Transport sector review welcomed
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 5:42 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA welcomes the Government’s announcement today of a review of the transport sector and will be seeking to be involved to ensure our members’ interests are considered, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Strike notice issued on Capital’s DHB
Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 10:40 am | Public Service Association
PSA members working at Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) have given notice of their intention to strike on Tuesday, December 23, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Employment Relations law changes
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 1:03 pm | Public Service Association
PSA welcomes the changes to the Employment Relations Act proposed by the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill, as the Act in its original form needs to be strengthened, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Cadets a step towards improved public service
Wednesday, 26 November 2003, 4:54 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA welcomed the announcement today by the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment of a new public service cadetship programme for school leavers, and viewed it as another positive step towards improving New Zealand’s public services, ... More >>
Job losses at Agriquality needless
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 5:19 pm | Public Service Association
The restructuring of its On-Farm Service business proposed by Agriquality Limited will lead to job losses which need not have happened, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Support for CYFS urgent recruitment drive
Monday, 10 November 2003, 8:55 am | Public Service Association
The PSA supports the urgent recruitment drive for social workers announced today by the Child Youth and Family Service, as existing social workers are under extreme stress and need help fast, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
Northern Residential Centre needs urgent attention
Monday, 10 November 2003, 8:54 am | Public Service Association
PSA members working at the Northern Residential Centre in Weymouth are becoming increasingly concerned for their safety due in large part to inadequate staffing at the Centre, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
