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Tāmaki housing shift will make things harder
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 12:37 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the Government’s decision to transfer 2800 properties from Housing NZ to the Tāmaki Redevelopment Company (TRC) makes no sense when the roles of the two organisations are completely different. More >>
Union concerned over changes to DHB’s mental health system
Friday, 24 April 2015, 12:57 pm | Public Service Association
The union representing mental health workers at Waikato DHB, The Public Service Association (PSA), is concerned over the poor process as the DHB tries to push through dangerous changes to the rostering of the Henry Bennett Centre. More >>
Council shouldn’t rush to decision on asset sales
Friday, 24 April 2015, 12:38 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Christchurch City councillors should back away from a decision to sell assets in order to further explore other options and to consult with the Canterbury public. More >>
Health workers to protest for better mental health services
Friday, 17 April 2015, 10:45 am | PSA
Waikato DHB mental health workers, members of the PSA, will protest on Friday April 17 for the inaugural Better, Safer, Fairer day in support of their system for rostering that the DHB is currently proposing to scrap, to the detriment of mental health staff ... More >>
CYF review case of wrong people examining the wrong thing
Friday, 10 April 2015, 3:49 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the recently announced review of Child, Youth and Family (CYF) is putting the wrong people in charge of looking at the wrong things, and won’t provide the improvements to CYF services that it claims to seek. More >>
Gutting of prison jobs a gift to private prison provider
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 3:37 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says a Department of Corrections proposal to cut more than 260 jobs at Waikeria, Tongariro/Rangipo and Rimutaka Prisons is privatisation by stealth that will hurt provincial New Zealand. More >>
Yet another external review the last thing CYF needs
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 4:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Minister Tolley’s announcement of a Paula Rebstock-led review into Child, Youth and Family (CYF) is the last thing needed by an organisation that has demonstrated it can assess and plan for its own needs. More >>
Union merger gives local government sector a stronger voice
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 2:57 pm | PSA
On 1 April 2015 the Southern Local Government Officers Union (SLGOU) and the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) merged. Already New Zealand’s largest union, the merger brings the PSA’s membership to nearly 62,000. National ... More >>
MP pay changes cannot be used to hold public servants back
Monday, 2 March 2015, 5:40 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the changes to MP pay announced today by John Key cannot be used to justify withholding decent pay movement for public servants. More >>
Health and safety paramount as Worksafe launch prosecution
Monday, 2 March 2015, 5:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Worksafe’s announcement that they have filed a charge against the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) following the tragic shootings at Ashburton Work and Income shows the importance that must be placed on ... More >>
Social investment approach puts cost ahead of quality
Friday, 20 February 2015, 4:12 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA says the Government’s intention to focus on cost ahead of quality in social funding is a retrograde step that could destabilise the sector and make it harder for providers to deliver better services to all who need them. More >>
Charging for basic police work is not OK
Wednesday, 18 February 2015, 4:26 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) told the Law and Order Select Committee today that the prospect of the Police being able to charge for basic criminal checks could financially hurt many community and public sector organisations. More >>
Report lays secure foundations for state sector
Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 2:16 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the Independent review of the security environment for the Ministry of Social Development, commissioned following the tragic shootings at the Ashburton Work and Income office, lays the groundwork for ensuring ... More >>
Report confirms workers need a pay rise
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 9:24 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says a new Productivity Commission report clearly shows that workers have not reaped the benefits of increased productivity over the past 30 years, in contrast to government rhetoric that productivity is the only way ... More >>
$100,000 waste of money by cash-strapped council
Monday, 26 January 2015, 3:17 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) and the EPMU, who represent New Plymouth District Council staff, are appalled by the revelation of a six figure contract gifted to consultant Greg Timms to lead a restructure of Council staffing. More >>
Health funds needs boost to invest in workforce, not bosses
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 2:47 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says that health sector funding needs to increase and be targeted at the workforce who have struggled with wages falling further below the cost-of-living at the same time as workloads intensify. More >>
Court’s decision helps to pave the way for pay equity
Monday, 22 December 2014, 4:45 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision this afternoon to deny leave to appeal in the Kristine Bartlett / Terranova Homes pay equity case. The case now returns to the Employment Court where principles will ... More >>
Wellington City Council breaches employment law
Monday, 22 December 2014, 11:31 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) has applied to the Employment Relations Authority for a compliance order after Wellington City Council (WCC) breached employment law by refusing to notify staff that collective bargaining had begun. More >>
DHB puts staff and patients at risk in order to save money
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 12:45 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) is alarmed that the Waikato District Health Board (WDHB) is proposing to cut the 4 and 2 roster system, established nationally, for mental health nurses. The PSA represents more than 210 mental health nurses working ... More >>
Dunedin rally after Anglican organisation suspends 27 staff
Monday, 15 December 2014, 11:09 am | Public Service Association
27 staff working for Anglican Family Care (AFC) in Dunedin, Alexandra and Balclutha have been suspended without pay just ten days before Christmas. The move will have significant impacts on AFC’s services, which include caregiver support, home visits ... More >>
