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Lessons must be learned from the MFAT leaks
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 10:08 am | Public Service Association
Lessons must be learnt from the mistakes made in the MFAT leak investigation, following the announcement that $209,000 was paid to Paula Rebstock as part of the $500,000 cost of the report that failed to identify who leaked confidential Ministry of Foreign ... More >>
Expert on ‘what can be done’ to combat insecure work
Friday, 31 January 2014, 12:25 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) is delighted to announce the visit to New Zealand of Guy Standing, Professor of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and a founder member and co-president of the ... More >>
Wellington Council steps up to Living Wage challenge
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 3:50 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the Wellington City Council has stepped up to the challenge of addressing low pay and inequality by taking the first concrete step towards becoming New Zealand’s first Living Wage Council. More >>
Survey- Major dissatisfaction over AgResearch relocation
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 9:27 am | Public Service Association
A survey of Public Service Association members at AgResearch shows only one per cent are happy to relocate, while a third of those who have been asked to move, have indicated they will leave the organisation rather than shift. More >>
Strike action looms at Te Roopu Taurima O Manukau Trust
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 7:29 pm | PSA
Staff at Te Roopu Taurima O Manukau Trust– New Zealand’s only kaupapa Maori residential disability provider - have voted to take strike action over the organisation’s failure to settle collective agreement negotiations and the attitude of management ... More >>
MFAT leak report underlines badly-handled restructure
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 2:33 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a report into the leak of confidential Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade cabinet papers serves to underline how badly-handled the MFAT restructure was. More >>
Employment law shows blatant disregard for working NZers
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 2:32 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the government continues to show blatant disregard for working New Zealanders by failing to make any meaningful change to unfair employment law. More >>
Government rides roughshod over local communities
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 12:30 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is accusing the government of riding roughshod over smaller communities with a proposal to permanently shut down two more local courthouses. More >>
More disruption on the cards at NZTA
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 4:04 pm | Public Service Association
There could be more disruption ahead at the New Zealand Transport Agency with an unprecedented vote by Public Service Association members to take industrial action over their stalled employment negotiations. More >>
Hospital admin staffing cap must go
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 3:26 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is calling on the government to lift the cap on the number of hospital administrative workers, saying it is putting all hospital staff and services under pressure. More >>
Proposed safety check regime problematic
Friday, 29 November 2013, 9:21 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association believes proposed legislation which would see hundreds of thousands of workers screened and vetted is problematic and needs more work. More >>
Job security top priority for council staff in Hawkes Bay
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 1:32 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says job security and ensuring staff have a voice in any change processes are top priorities regarding local body amalgamation plans for Hawkes Bay. More >>
Family violence should be treated as a workplace issue
Monday, 25 November 2013, 11:51 am | Public Service Association
On White Ribbon Day the Public Service Association says it’s important to highlight that family violence needs to be treated as a workplace issue. More >>
Wider serious health incident reporting a positive step
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 5:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says reporting of serious incidents through a wider range of health providers should send a strong signal about the importance of the community sector in the delivery of health and disability services. More >>
Government clocking up huge public service redundancy bills
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 3:35 pm | Public Service Association
Public sector cuts over the past few years are continuing to send the government’s redundancy bill sky high, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Measures needed to maintain Northland jobs and services
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 3:39 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says any move to merge local bodies in Northland must include strong measures to maintain jobs and retain quality local services. More >>
Significant step on living wage for Auckland Council staff
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 10:43 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is welcoming the Auckland mayor’s move to put the living wage firmly on the agenda as part of the new council’s first budget. More >>
Momentum on living wage must continue
Friday, 1 November 2013, 4:53 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a report from Treasury should not derail progress and momentum on the introduction of the living wage. More >>
Public servants to descend on Parliament for centenary
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 10:32 am | Public Service Association
Hundreds of public servants in Wellington are expected to descend on parliament today (Tuesday 22 October) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country’s largest union, the Public Service Association. More >>
Govt needs to join dots on under-resourced public service
Friday, 18 October 2013, 3:27 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the government needs to listen to its own ministers and senior officials and join the dots on the under-resourcing of the public service. More >>
