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Mental health and suicide prevention services under threat
Friday, 1 September 2017, 2:24 pm | PSA
Mental health and suicide prevention services under threat at Nelson Marlborough DHB due to restructure More >>
Latest suicide statistics a wakeup call for New Zealand
Monday, 28 August 2017, 12:21 pm | Public Service Association
Provisional annual suicide statistics for 2016/17 released today by the Chief Coroner show more people taking their own lives than ever recorded before, and it should be a wakeup call for New Zealand to truly address the crisis in mental health services ... More >>
PREFU protest: Robbing nurse Peta to pay surplus Paul
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 1:18 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association and YesWeCare.nz coalition is protesting today’s PREFU announcment calling the surplus “artificial”. The union and health coalition have set up 100 life sized-cut outs of missing health workers outside Newtown Primary ... More >>
PSA Presents 'Progressive Thinking' Booklet on Housing
Monday, 21 August 2017, 12:11 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is thrilled to present Progressive Thinking: ten perspectives on housing ; an edited booklet that brings together some of New Zealand’s finest minds in housing policy for a conversation on an issue of prime importance to our ... More >>
PSA Launches Progressive Thinking on Housing Booklet
Friday, 18 August 2017, 1:10 pm | PSA
WHAT: The launch of the PSA’s Progressive Thinking: ten perspectives on housing; a booklet featuring ten leading authors, academics and campaigners writing journalistically on a range of topics in housing. It includes contributions from Alan Johnson (Salvation ... More >>
Oranga Tamariki’s staff exodus
Thursday, 17 August 2017, 2:30 pm | Public Service Association
The number of social workers leaving Child, Youth and Family during the formation of Oranga Tamariki was largely down to the expertise of long-serving staff being ignored in the review process and a costly and wasteful Expert Advisory Panel (EAP) ... More >>
Opposition offering a clear choice on equal pay
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 4:27 pm | Public Service Association
A change of government would make pay equity a reality following announcements from the Labour and Green parties over the past weekend, offering a sharp contrast from the current Government’s attempt to shut down current claims under new and restrictive ... More >>
No excuse for denying mental health workers equal pay
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 12:40 pm | Public Service Association
A leaked letter from the Ministry of Health to DHBs warning them not to extend equal pay to mental health support workers confirms that the Government is wilfully ignoring the current crisis in mental health, which the Public Service Association considers ... More >>
Smoke & Mirrors from National on Mental Health Yet Again
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 9:01 am | PSA
The National Party’s re-announcement of an already inadequate response to the crisis in mental health does very little to aid the sector and is utterly insufficient to address growing demand and cost pressures in the mental health system, says the Public ... More >>
National’s ‘pay equity’ Bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 11:17 am | Public Service Association
The Government’s new Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill is a cynical attempt to close the door on future equal pay settlements and represents a major distortion of the initial principles of pay equity negotiated by the Government, unions and ... More >>
Workers speak out against phony "pay equity" Bill
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 10:01 am | Public Service Association
Tomorrow, the Government’s Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill will likely be read for the first time, and politicians and workers are coming together to speak out against it. More >>
Congratulations to Christchurch City Council on Living Wage
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 5:13 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association congratulates Christchurch City Council on its decision to adopt a Living Wage for all staff, and hopes other councils will take note and follow suit to ensure workers get a fair deal. More >>
PSA calls for transparency on Auditor-General report
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 2:53 pm | Public Service Association
The New Zealand public have a right to understand the full context of Martin Matthews’ resignation as Auditor-General and the content of Sir Maarten Wevers’ report into Matthews’ suitability for the role, says the Public Service Association. More >>
No idea and no solutions from National on housing
Friday, 21 July 2017, 2:07 pm | Public Service Association
The Government’s admission that it has "no idea" how much it will spend supporting New Zealanders with emergency housing demonstrates how disconnected its multiple housing Ministers are from the reality of New Zealand’s housing crisis, says the ... More >>
PSA health workers bidding farewell to CCDHB boss
Friday, 21 July 2017, 12:38 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association expresses regret at the decision of Capital and Coast District Health Board Chief Executive Debbie Chin to stand down at the end of the year, and are concerned that top public servants like her are bearing the brunt of ... More >>
Workplace "speak up" culture must be promoted - PSA
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 2:30 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi welcomes the findings of the investigation into treatment of whistleblowers at the Ministry of Transport. More >>
Prioritising public services and health underfunding
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 1:44 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA’s call to restore funding to public and community services has been heard, with the Labour Party committing to refund health sector spending and invest in core public services in its fiscal plan. More >>
Serious concerns for staff at Inland Revenue
Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 1:47 pm | PSA
Inland Revenue’s final decision document on their proposed business transformation shows that the organisation is making sweeping changes to staff roles that will affect service delivery during the rollout of major changes to the tax system, says the ... More >>
Green Party policy good for workers, good for families - PSA
Monday, 17 July 2017, 1:09 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the Green Party’s bold families and income policy package because it would be good for workers and the economy, and would make significant steps towards restoring the safety net for unemployed New Zealanders ... More >>
Historic pay equity agreement
Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 12:34 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association and E tū are pleased to confirm that almost 1700 vocational and disability support workers funded by the Ministry of Social Development and Oranga Tamariki will be included in the historic Equal Pay settlement for care ... More >>
