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Breast screening decision causes uncertainty for the future
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 11:11 am | PSA
A decision by the Southern District Health Board not to renew its breast screening contract will cause a lot of uncertainty for women in Otago and Southland and for staff. More >>
DHBs urged to look after staff affected by shared services
Friday, 11 October 2013, 6:55 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is urging District Health Boards to ensure that workers affected by a new shared services plan can be retained or redeployed within their own DHBs. More >>
Labour takes meaningful first step on living wage
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 12:59 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a commitment from the Labour leader David Cunliffe on introducing a living wage for public service workers is a meaningful first step in the battle against low pay. More >>
Final AgResearch decision extremely disappointing
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 5:09 pm | Public Service Association
AgResearch’s decision to go ahead with its controversial proposal to move large numbers of staff from the Invermay and Ruakura research centres will result in the loss of experienced and expert scientists, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
The PSA seeks clarification on DOC dam leak review
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 1:47 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association will be raising questions with the Department of Conservation about its inquiry into leaked emails and review of decision-making regarding the Ruataniwha Dam project. More >>
Olympic Hopeful Nets Police Association Sportsperson Of Year
Friday, 20 September 2013, 4:18 pm | Public Service Association
Olympic hopeful Constable Melissa-Mae Ruru has netted the NZ Police Association Police Sportsperson of the Year award for 2012. More >>
Public sector salary gap will widen with ERA changes
Friday, 20 September 2013, 11:19 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the gap between the salaries of chief executives and the average public servant is widening and will only worsen with the government’s employment relations changes. More >>
Mixed feelings for some about return to central city
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 5:32 pm | Public Service Association
There will be mixed feelings from public servants in Christchurch about the prospect of moving back into the central city, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Govt departments spend $1.5 m on psychometric testing
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 8:49 am | Public Service Association
Government departments spent $1.5 million dollars on psychometric testing last year and the Public Service Association is calling for a halt on its use in organisational restructurings. More >>
Contaminated seed spill:Lack of specialist biosecurity staff
Friday, 6 September 2013, 2:27 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a large spillage of contaminated grass seed in Canterbury is unlikely to have happened if there were enough specialist biosecurity inspectors to monitor high-risk quarantine operations. More >>
Lessons learned from unprecedented public sector survey
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 10:32 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says an unprecedented survey of public sector workers and their views about their workplaces should be used by organisations to benchmark their own performance and make improvements. More >>
Government stood by and watched Learning Media fail
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 3:35 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the government could have stepped in and saved Learning Media but instead has stood by and watched it fail. More >>
Urgent need for rethink on unfair employment changes
Monday, 2 September 2013, 9:25 am | PSA
The country’s largest union is calling on the government to delay progress on unfair employment law changes in the face of growing opposition and the threat they pose to international labour conventions. More >>
New Thinking On Public Services
Thursday, 29 August 2013, 12:10 pm | Public Service Association
At a time when the public sector is facing significant challenges the Public Sector Conference is being held to promote new thinking on public services in New Zealand. More >>
MFAT cuts come home to roost
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 3:40 pm | Public Service Association
News that the government is now looking to boost the number of trade specialists in Asia proves just how short-sighted last year’s major restructuring at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Court decision opens door to more legal action
Friday, 23 August 2013, 12:18 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is hailing a court decision which it says will open the door to further legal action in the fight to end sexist-based pay. More >>
Screening and vetting child protection plan undercooked
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 1:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a plan to screen and vet hundreds of thousands of government workers as part of a crackdown on child abuse, is undercooked. More >>
Invermay summit should serve as wake-up call
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 11:18 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says today’s Invermay summit in Dunedin should serve as a wake-up call on the importance and value of keeping good public sector jobs in the regions. More >>
Upheaval for staff at Callaghan Innovation
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 2:41 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the potential loss of a multi-million dollar hi-tech business deal is part of a wider story about the reorganisation of science and technology capability within the new government science body Callaghan Innovation. More >>
Multi-million dollar bills price of public sector cuts
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 4:53 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says large redundancy and contractor bills are the price being paid for public sector cuts and restructuring. More >>
