Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Public Service Association - Latest News [Page 47]
Politicisation of the public service needs urgent action
Monday, 11 December 2017, 2:58 pm | Public Service Association
Government ministers need to be well-informed to make good decisions for New Zealand - and urgent action’s needed to ensure they get the best advice, the PSA says. More >>
Public sector gender pay gap - still much work to do
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 3:04 pm | Public Service Association
A slight decrease in the gender pay gap is heartening, but it’s too early to break out the champagne, the PSA says. More >>
PSA welcomes Waikato DHB probe
Friday, 1 December 2017, 3:10 pm | PSA
The Auditor-General’s inquiry into Waikato District Health Board’s spending on SmartHealth is a welcome development, the PSA says. More >>
PSA Disappointed at Tax Working Group Terms of Reference
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 11:51 am | Public Service Association
The narrow scope of the government’s much-anticipated Tax Working Group is a disappointment to unions and working people, the PSA says. More >>
PSA supports RMTU industrial action in Wellington
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 3:09 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi has sent a message of support to the Rail Maritime and Transport Union ahead of industrial action in Wellington tomorrow. More >>
TVNZ members disappointed with CEO salary increase
Friday, 10 November 2017, 4:06 pm | PSA
TVNZ members of the unions, E tū and the PSA today expressed disappointment that Chief Executive, Kevin Kenrick had accepted salary and bonuses which increased his pay by $500,000 whilst overseeing falling revenues at the state-owned broadcaster. More >>
Archibald Decision A Flagrant Waste of Money by Waikato DHB
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 11:03 am | PSA
Waikato District Health Board’s poor treatment of an employee has been compounded by an unsuccessful and costly appeal, the PSA says. More >>
The flawed Equal Pay bill is gone, now let’s finish the job
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 11:12 am | Public Service Association
New Zealand workers of all genders have much to celebrate at the Government’s decision to dump the deeply flawed equal pay bill, the PSA says. More >>
Anaesthetic technicians' court win "significant" - PSA
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 2:19 pm | Public Service Association
Anaesthetic technicians in Timaru will be paid for overnight on-call duties after a significant victory in the Employment Court. More >>
Workers get welcome boost in Government's first priorities
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 5:19 pm | Public Service Association
Working New Zealanders will be better off under the new Labour-Greens-New Zealand First government, the PSA says - with fairer pay and well-funded public services front and centre in the coalition agreements released today. More >>
PSA Welcomes Progressive New Coalition Government
Friday, 20 October 2017, 11:54 am | PSA
The Public Service Association warmly welcomes the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and congratulates Labour, New Zealand First and the Green Party on the formation of a new Government. More >>
PSA welcomes Inland Revenue’s halt to psychometric testing
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 2:38 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes Inland Revenue’s sensible decision to suspend the use of psychometric testing as part of its controversial Business Transformation restructure following a legal challenge on behalf of PSA members, but cautions that ... More >>
Parents’ plea: Don’t let any more of our kids die
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 12:20 pm | Public Service Association
Parents who lost their 15-year-old daughter to suicide two months ago delivered a 30,000-strong petition to Parliament today to mark World Mental Health Day. More >>
PSA taking Inland Revenue to court over psychometrics
Monday, 9 October 2017, 5:03 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association will be seeing Inland Revenue in Employment Court over its intention to psychometrically test employees reapplying for their roles at the department as part of its controversial Business Transformation restructuring ... More >>
ERA finds in favour of the PSA
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 11:27 am | Public Service Association
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has determined that the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) must bargain pay in good faith with the Public Service Association, which is a major win for the civilian staff at NZDF, says the PSA. More >>
PSA national secretaries vote for equal pay on Suffrage Day
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 2:35 pm | PSA
Today, PSA national secretaries Erin Polaczuk and Glenn Barclay are advance voting for the 2017 election alongside their daughters, with equal pay and fairness in mind on the 124th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. More >>
National’s health report card gets an ‘F’ for funding
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 12:52 pm | PSA
Persistent underfunding of the health system over the last nine years is having a severely negative impact on the quality and timeliness of services, and funding must urgently be restored by the next government if we are to avert the worst of an impending ... More >>
Code of Conduct gives new government a fresh start
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 3:18 pm | Public Service Association
Clarity around the distinctive and different roles and responsibilities of independent public servants and political staff will give the incoming government and its staff a fresh start, says Public Service Association national secretary Glenn Barclay. More >>
PSA welcomes Green Party plan to reduce youth suicide
Monday, 11 September 2017, 1:48 pm | PSA
The Green Party’s ‘Vision Zero’ plan to reduce youth suicide offers several practicable steps towards lowering the high number of young people who take their own lives in New Zealand, and the PSA is offering to work with the relevant Government ... More >>
Social workers’ Hīkoi Whakaara concludes with rally
Sunday, 3 September 2017, 1:03 pm | Public Service Association
Canterbury social workers, who have walked almost 100km during the Hīkoi Whakaara of the last three days, will arrive in Cathedral Square at 2pm today to rally against four issues from the frontline of their work: poverty, inequality, homelessness and ... More >>
