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PSA Welcomes Increased Defence Spend On Civilian Salaries
Monday, 5 May 2025, 2:00 pm | PSA
The PSA has welcomed the news from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) that $33 million will be allocated to staff pay increases over the next four years as the result of last year’s industrial action. More >>
Auditor-General Urged To Investigate Cuts To Experts Stopping Health Fraud
Monday, 5 May 2025, 7:06 am | PSA
The Audit and Assurance Directorate at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is a critical unit focused on ensuring some $12 billion of annual funding of the primary health care sector is paid out correctly and not subject to fraud. More >>
Patient Care Still At Risk From Govt’s Deep Cuts To Health IT Workers
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 7:23 am | PSA
Health NZ Te Whatu Ora today confirmed deep cuts to the Data and Digital team, with impacted staff informed of their roles being disestablished and redeployment opportunities in the new structure. More >>
Home Support Workers To Strike Over Poor Pay, ‘Broken’ System
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 11:41 am | PSA
Access Community Health support workers will strike from 12-2pm on Thursday, 1 May - International Workers’ Day - the same day as senior doctors and Auckland City Hospital’s perioperative nurses will also walk off the job. More >>
Cuts To Public Services Will Be Opposed: Austerity Does Not Work
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 12:36 pm | PSA
Nicola Willis talks about ‘limited fiscal means’ forcing cuts to the operating allowance - well, she is the author of those, and it is a choice that she made.The PSA will strongly resist any further threats to the jobs of public service or health ... More >>
Govt’s Further Backtrack On Te Tiriti O Waitangi At Pharmac Endangers Māori Health
Monday, 28 April 2025, 5:04 pm | PSA
"This is an abandonment of Pharmac’s commitment to the health of Māori and another breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi," said Janice Panoho, Te Kaihautū Māori for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
PSA Forces Changes To Restructure Of Data & Digital And Pacific Health
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 12:58 pm | PSA
The settlement relates to proposed restructures of the Data and Digital and Pacific Health teams at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora which were subject to litigation before the Employment Relations Authority set down for 22 April 2025. More >>
Health Infrastructure Plan Ushering In Privatisation Of The Health System
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 4:13 pm | PSA
Privatisation will inevitably mean syphoning money off from providing health services for all to pay profits to private corporations. This will result in only those who can pay being able to access adequate health care and other vital services. More >>
Job Losses At Callaghan Innovation Continue To Climb - 64 Redundancies Announced Today
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 2:51 pm | PSA
People with valuable skills are being cast aside, even though their skills are important for the future science system. The Minister has said that the science reforms are not about job losses but you only have to look at Callaghan Innovation to see this ... More >>
Madness To Slash Reserve Bank Budget At A Time Of Economic Challenge
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 2:33 pm | PSA
The bank’s inflation mandate is a key tool for economic management. It fights inflation so the economy can flourish without the damaging impacts of runaway inflation. More >>
Another 338 Health Roles To Go At Te Whatu Ora/Health New Zealand
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 2:35 pm | PSA
In a change proposal released today Health New Zealand says it is looking to reduce its People and Culture services from 1632 roles to 1294 roles a net reduction of 21% or 338 roles, (some of which are vacant). More >>
Strike Action Brewing At Large Home Support Employer
Monday, 14 April 2025, 2:41 pm | Public Service Association
Stop work meetings will be held from 8am to 10am tomorrow, for over 1000 union members. Most earn the minimum wage and some slightly more, but none have received a pay increase for nearly two years. More >>
Worker Involvement Critical In Developing AI For The Good Of Aotearoa - PSA
Monday, 14 April 2025, 11:26 am | PSA
Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi National Secretary Kerry Davies said these figures indicated there was a clear and pressing need for employers to engage with workers and the unions who represent them on using AI in a planned ... More >>
Cuts To Fraud & Audit Jobs Mean Millions Of Health Dollars Overpaid Or Stolen Will Be Lost
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 5:06 pm | PSA
By not detecting overpayments or cracking down on fraud, it means precious health dollars are not being used for their proper purpose of improving outcomes for patients no matter where they are in the health system. More >>
Govt Must Reverse Cuts To Civilian Workforce If Defence Spend Up Is To Be Effective
Monday, 7 April 2025, 4:54 pm | PSA
The Government today announced a $12 billion dollar investment in defence capability over the next four years. But at the same time NZDF is planning to slash 374 roles from the civilian workforce, coming on top of cuts late last year which saw 144 civilian ... More >>
Personal Finance Helpline Advisors To Strike Against Unfair Pay System That Means They Can’t Budget For Themselves
Monday, 7 April 2025, 4:17 pm | PSA
"The irony of a financial wellbeing charity imposing income uncertainty on their workers is shocking," says PSA National Sector Lead, Chris Ollington. More >>
Public Defence Service Cuts Risk Reducing Access To Justice
Monday, 7 April 2025, 7:48 am | PSA
The reduction in appeal cases to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, which are more complex and time consuming than other cases the PDS takes, is part of efforts to try and fund a "significantly higher annual case load" within the existing PDS ... More >>
Hundreds Of Kāinga Ora Jobs Proposed To Go In Latest Govt Attack On Public Housing
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 2:58 pm | PSA
The latest restructuring of Kāinga Ora proposes deep cuts to the jobs of those working with other agencies to place people on waiting lists into houses, and in call centres where staff help tenants resolve issues. More >>
Disappointing Govt Attack On Diversity, Inclusion In Public Service
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 3:27 pm | PSA
Successive governments have sought to build a workforce that reflects the New Zealand population that it serves so it is better able to deliver effective policies and services. More >>
PSA Litigation Stops Health Restructure Of Three Directorates
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:22 am | PSA
The PSA filed legal proceedings last month with the Employment Relations Authority because the proposed restructures breached the Code of Good Faith for the public health sector, the Employment Relations Act 2000, collective agreements and Te Mauri ... More >>
