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PSA pays tribute to outgoing State Services Commissioner
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 12:04 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association wishes Iain Rennie all the best for his new career - after the State Services Commissioner announced he won’t seek reappointment when his contract expires. More >>
Canterbury needs urgent action on mental health cuts
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 10:24 am | Public Service Association
Cuts to Canterbury’s mental health budgets are disgraceful, the Public Service Association says - and an urgent dialogue’s needed about how services can be maintained. More >>
Zero-hours here to stay
Friday, 12 February 2016, 5:26 pm | Public Service Association
The government misled New Zealand workers when it promised to outlaw zero-hours contracts - and the Public Service Association’s deeply disappointed. More >>
"Foolhardy" PM insists on tax cuts while services struggle
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 1:26 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealanders will end up paying the price for the Prime Minister’s insistence on delivering a pre-election tax cut bribe, the Public Service Association says. In his formal statement to parliament yesterday, John Key acknowledged the economy ... More >>
The TPPA: Bad for public services, bad for New Zealand
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 4:09 pm | PSA
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement could put New Zealand’s public services at risk, and the PSA’s urging the government not to sign it. More >>
Worrying fall for NZ in global corruption index
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 5:08 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand’s slipped down the rankings in a worldwide corruption index, and the Public Service Association’s urging the government to take it seriously. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 has seen New Zealand slip from ... More >>
Don’t make health workers pay price for ADHB funding crisis
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 10:35 am | Public Service Association
Auckland District Health Board will not fix its underfunding crisis by cutting staff salaries, the Public Service Association says. The DHB’s chief executive officer Ailsa Claire says her organisation faces challenges as the gap between its funding ... More >>
State Services Commission Must Make Effort to Pay Women 100%
Friday, 22 January 2016, 1:40 pm | PSA
New figures show the government’s failing to lead by example in making sure female public servants are paid the same as their male colleagues. More >>
Strike action imminent in aviation security
Friday, 15 January 2016, 9:43 am | Public Service Association
Aviation security workers could be forced to take industrial action next month - as their employers try to claw back working conditions. More >>
A better deal for the public service
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 9:39 am | Public Service Association
While many New Zealand workers are counting down to the holiday season, the Public Service Association is paying tribute to its members who’ll keep essential services afloat over the break. More >>
Manawatu employers tackle MBIE over mediation outsourcing
Friday, 18 December 2015, 11:00 am | Public Service Association
Businesses in Palmerston North are taking on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment - and the Public Service Association welcomes their direct action. More >>
Will Govt learn lesson about failure of privatisation?
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 1:02 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the dumping of Serco from Mt Eden Corrections Facility is a much needed move that outlines the inevitable failure of turning public services into profit-driven businesses. More >>
OIA review finds more support needed to improve results
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 4:45 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says there is much to support in the Chief Ombudsman’s report into the operation of the Official Information Act. More >>
PSA calls for better remuneration across the public sector
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 5:02 pm | Public Service Association
The release of the remuneration of public service and state sector chief executives has been welcomed by the PSA as great example of transparency but one that reveals a large gap between the senior managers and other staff in the state sector. More >>
Workers reject Greater Wellington’s bargaining offer
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 2:48 pm | Public Service Association
Public Service Association (PSA) and Central Amalgamated Workers Union (CAWU) have voted overwhelmingly to reject Greater Wellington Regional Council’s bargaining offer. More >>
Latest SSC report confirms Govt clinging to surplus
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 11:54 am | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the 2015 Human Resource Capability Survey (HRC), released today by the State Services Commission, shows that the Government is continuing to take money from public servants in a desperate attempt to cling ... More >>
Kaye guts her own Ministry against independent review
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 4:52 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) will be supporting members at the Ministry of Youth Development (MYD) who will find out if they are losing their jobs the week before Christmas. More >>
Probation staff facing burnout
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 2:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is concerned about the impact of taking on additional detainees from Christmas Island when probation staff already face burnout from work pressure. More >>
Social workers launch historic equal pay claim
Monday, 16 November 2015, 2:37 pm | Public Service Association
Today the Public Service Association (PSA), the union for social workers filed an historic case seeking equal pay for social work, an occupation dominated by women and undervalued for years. More >>
Health workers strikes continue
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 2:48 pm | PSA
TV one reports that more than 500 public health professionals walked off the job at Counties Manukau District Health Board today to protest against an over-stretched workforce unable to meet patient’s needs. Their action joins that of 1000 colleagues ... More >>
