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DOC staff to take industrial action during Conservation Week
Monday, 2 November 2015, 3:15 pm | Public Service Association
1500 Public Service Association (PSA) members working at the Department of Conservation (DOC) have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action starting on Wednesday, the middle of New Zealand’s Conservation Week. More >>
AgResearch final decision confirms job cuts
Thursday, 29 October 2015, 4:16 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says AgResearch has failed their workforce and the New Zealand science community with their final decision to cut nearly 80 jobs. A small number of roles initially proposed to be cut have been saved during the consultation ... More >>
Welcome news for low paid support workers in health sector
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 2:30 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the news that the Government will be entering negotiations to address low pay for care and support workers in disability, home support and aged care. More >>
Moves on equal pay welcomed
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 2:20 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the news that the Government will begin discussions with employers and unions to develop principles for dealing with claims of pay equity under the Equal Pay Act that can be applied to all sectors of the community. More >>
MBIE staff vote for industrial action
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 9:46 am | Public Service Association
More than 1000 Public Service Association (PSA) members working at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) will take industrial action, including strikes, in protest of a culture of mistrust at the super-ministry. More >>
New proposal sends a signal about gender equality
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 9:49 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) supports the new proposal from the Green Party, announced by co-leader James Shaw to the CTU conference, that Green MPs in a future cabinet would be gender balanced. More >>
Bill delivers real change to low-paid home support workforce
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 4:52 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) is celebrating the first reading of the Home and Community Support (Payment for Travel Between Clients) Settlement Bill in Parliament this afternoon. The Bill implements a settlement between the PSA; the SFWU; the CTU; ... More >>
Pay gap grows 19% in one year - action needed from Govt
Friday, 2 October 2015, 1:43 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the 19% growth in the size of the gender pay gap - from 9.9% to 11.8% - shows the importance of strong action from Government on the issue of equal pay. More >>
Defence Force job cuts not so black and white
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 3:20 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Gerry Brownlee needs to come clean on planned job cuts at the NZ Defence Force (NZDF) over the next few years, after documents revealed 713 affected military and civilian jobs by 2018. More >>
Minister Tolley’s CYF review misses underfunding
Friday, 25 September 2015, 11:11 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA), the union for social workers, find the first part of the two part review of Child, Youth and Family (CYF) commissioned by Minister Anne Tolley to miss the crucial issue of the underfunding the sector has continually ... More >>
83 science roles set to go at AgResearch
Thursday, 24 September 2015, 4:21 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the New Zealand economy will lose out as AgResearch proposes cutting 83 science roles in yet another restructure. More >>
Minister Tolley finally promises staff involvement
Thursday, 24 September 2015, 10:20 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA), the union for social workers, welcomes Anne Tolley’s commitment this morning to involve CYF staff and their union in the review of their structure and process, but questions why full staff involvement has not ... More >>
New report calls for an open and consultative CYF Review
Wednesday, 23 September 2015, 11:08 am | Public Service Association
Let’s get real - new report calls for an open and consultative CYF Review process on Social Workers Day More >>
AgResearch staff facing uncertain future
Tuesday, 22 September 2015, 3:40 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says staff at AgResearch are nervously awaiting news about their future, as the crown research institute confirms a major review including job losses will be announced later this week. More >>
The Warehouse joins the GCSB in family violence support
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 4:55 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) congratulates The Warehouse group for joining the GCSB in implementing support for workers experiencing family violence, and calls for state sector chief executives to follow their lead. More >>
Richard Wagstaff Resigns as PSA Head to Take up CTU Role
Monday, 14 September 2015, 4:15 pm | Public Service Association
After 16 years as national secretary of the Public Service Association (PSA), Richard Wagstaff tendered his resignation to the PSA executive board this morning. More >>
A life sentence for vulnerable children?
Monday, 31 August 2015, 2:27 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says John Key’s suggestion that care for vulnerable children could be contracted out to private, for profit, corporations is dangerous and unacceptable. More >>
‘Significant changes’ to jobs the last thing Council needs
Thursday, 27 August 2015, 3:34 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) is against the proposal released today that would see 175 roles Christchurch City Council (CCC) roles disestablished, with only 115 new roles created. More >>
Report highlights continued underfunding of CYF
Thursday, 27 August 2015, 12:21 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) welcomes the detailed scrutiny of Child, Youth and Family (CYF) in the Children’s Commissioner’s State of Care report. More >>
Jobs of those who support the most vulnerable on the line
Thursday, 27 August 2015, 9:04 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says cuts to MidCentral DHB funding for home management may result in less work and loss of jobs for workers who support some of Manawatu’s most vulnerable residents. More >>
