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Crisis in prison overcrowding needs urgent action
Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 1:02 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand’s prison system is in crisis, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says, and urgent action is needed to ensure the safety of prisoners and corrections officers. More >>
Public sector pay report shows workers need a fairer deal
Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 10:22 am | Public Service Association
Senior executives in the public service are still getting bigger pay increases than their staff, and the PSA welcomes the new State Services Commissioner’s plans to take a "conservative" approach. More >>
Briefing to the Incoming PM: Value public servants
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 11:33 am | PSA
Public servants are still not properly rewarded for the work they do, and the new Prime Minister Bill English should make changing that a priority, the PSA says. More >>
Organisational designs for MSD & Oranga Tamariki released
Friday, 9 December 2016, 2:20 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA has received the new organisational designs for the Future Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry for Vulnerable Children Oranga Tamariki. More >>
SSC apologises to Derek Leask and Nigel Fyfe
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 11:46 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi welcomes the apology by the State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes to Derek Leask and Nigel Fyfe. More >>
CYF reforms "risk another Stolen Generation"
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 1:53 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi supports the decision by the Māori Women’s Welfare League to take a Treaty of Waitangi claim calling for a halt to the reforms to Child Youth and Family and shares the concerns that ... More >>
PSA welcomes would-be PM’s promise to properly fund health
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 12:55 pm | Public Service Association
"Better late than never" - PSA welcomes would-be PM Coleman’s promise to properly fund health More >>
Sentencing "will bring closure" for victims' families
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 10:21 am | Public Service Association
The sentencing of the Ministry of Social Development for not protecting staff in Ashburton from violent clients will bring much-needed closure for the families of the women who died, the PSA says. More >>
New Zealand’s history at risk in Ngā Taonga relocation plans
Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 11:31 am | Public Service Association
Decades of institutional knowledge will be lost if the government presses ahead with plans to centralise New Zealand’s audio and video archives, the PSA says. More >>
Do right by family violence victims, support members’ bill
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 4:38 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is delighted parliament will debate a bill giving greater protection to family violence victims in the workplace. More >>
Survey of Kiwi employees shows work culture needs to change
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 12:34 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand’s public servants are hard-working, motivated and resilient, but being failed by a workplace culture which doesn’t recognise their strengths, the PSA says. More >>
Christchurch social housing sell-off "heartless" - PSA
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 2:49 pm | Public Service Association
Nearly half of Christchurch’s Housing New Zealand stock is to be sold off by the government, in a move the PSA describes as "heartless". More >>
PSA welcomes government’s decision on Equal Pay
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 10:50 am | Public Service Association
New Zealand can once again claim to be a leader in gender equality today, the PSA says - as the government has accepted the Joint Working Group’s recommendations on equal pay. More >>
PSA "pleased" NIWA taking staff safety seriously
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 9:09 am | Public Service Association
Staff at NIWA’s Greta Point campus can turn up to work on Thursday satisfied that their buildings are safe, the PSA says. More >>
Don’t slam public servants, Mr Brownlee - fund them
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 2:03 pm | Public Service Association
Scientists who work for the government must be allowed to voice their concerns without public vilification by ministers, the PSA says. More >>
Continued promises of tax cuts "irresponsible"
Monday, 21 November 2016, 12:06 pm | Public Service Association
The National government is acting irresponsibly by continuing to promise tax cuts when earthquake reconstruction and preparedness should be top priority, the PSA says. More >>
Wellington Airport workers kept "in the dark"
Monday, 21 November 2016, 10:26 am | Public Service Association
Wellington Airport managers must front up to serious questions over its response to Monday morning’s earthquake - and how it communicated with other agencies, the PSA says. More >>
NZ’s largest union steps up to support quake-hit Kiwis
Friday, 18 November 2016, 3:45 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand’s biggest trade union is opening up its support forums to all New Zealand workers who’ve been affected by this week’s earthquakes. More >>
Worker safety paramount in post-quake investigations
Friday, 18 November 2016, 10:08 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is welcoming an investigation into the serious damage sustained at Statistics House in Wellington. More >>
Local heroes stepping up after earthquakes and storms
Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 11:14 am | Public Service Association
Hundreds of local heroes working for councils, district health boards, and public service departments have been stepping up to make sure our communities are safe, says their union, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA). More >>
