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Group delivers effective ways to neutrally broaden tax base
Thursday, 21 February 2019, 2:29 pm | Public Service Association
The final report of the Tax Working Group finally puts together a long overdue set of choices and options for the Government to act on to achieve a tax system that is fairer for all New Zealanders says the Public Services Association (PSA). More >>
PSA women make the case for stronger equal pay
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 3:34 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA and the PSA Women's Network are excited to be making oral submissions today on a bill that will help ensure wāhine are paid what they're worth. More >>
Patience of DHB Admin workers around New Zealand has run out
Monday, 11 February 2019, 4:49 pm | PSA
Nationwide Stop Work meetings held for DHB Administration workers across all 20 District Health Boards today have delivered a loud and clear message that their patience with repeatedly delayed timelines for bargaining settlements for improved pay and conditions ... More >>
New collective agreement reached at Oranga Tamariki
Friday, 1 February 2019, 11:11 am | Public Service Association
PSA members have successfully ratified the first collective agreement for Oranga Tamariki, establishing a strong base for future employment relations. More >>
No room for complacency in steering clear of corruption
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 9:39 am | Public Service Association
Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perception Index (released this week) shows the worldwide challenge of keeping public sector organisations corruption-free leaves no room for complacency says the Public Service Association (PSA). More >>
Recommendations for Fair Pay Agreements set a sound pathway
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 9:28 am | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says recommendations delivered to the Government by the Fair Pay Agreement Working Group today set a sound pathway for a robust employment relations framework in New Zealand. More >>
Nationwide stop work meeting called for DHB Administration
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 3:31 pm | PSA
PSA union members who work in vital administration and clerical roles at all 20 DHBs around New Zealand will be attending stop work meetings for two hours on Monday 11 February. More >>
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 >>
3500 MSD workers ratify new pay offer before Christmas
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 4:43 pm | PSA
PSA members in Service Delivery at the Ministry of Social Development have settled a new collective agreement, giving members a pay bump and a long-awaited alternative to their current Performance Development and Assessment (PDA) system. 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 >>
Mental Health report presents opportunity for reset
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 1:54 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) has welcomed today’s release of the Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction - He Ara Oranga, and the opportunities it presents for significantly resetting a system that the report concludes ... More >>
