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Local government legislation needs to be sent back
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 4:00 pm | PSA
15 November 2012 Local government legislation needs to be sent back to the drawing board More >>
Timing of review of education payroll unit beggar’s belief
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 3:58 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is stunned that the Ministry of Education has released a review aimed at scaling down its payroll services unit in the midst of the Novopay debacle. More >>
British minister needs wider perspective of public sector
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 1:31 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says if a visiting British minister wants to pick up ideas for public service reform, he needs to be doing more than just talking to senior government officials and politicians. More >>
Government pushing jobs and people out the door
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 4:34 pm | Public Service Association
The latest unemployment figures should come as no surprise to the government as it continues to kneecap its own workforce and take good jobs out of the system. More >>
Gloss taken off the 100th anniversary of the public service
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 5:25 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the 100th anniversary of the public service comes at a difficult and challenging time. More >>
Frontline Health And Safety Inspectors Dismayed By System
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 4:10 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says frontline health and safety inspectors are warning that if the lessons of Pike River are to be learned, professional leadership is needed to build both staff and public confidence in the system. More >>
Mine inspectors cleared of individual responsibility
Monday, 5 November 2012, 5:52 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the Royal Commission into the Pike River tragedy confirms that mine inspectors were under immense pressure and requests for extra resourcing were ignored. More >>
Individual blame game over privacy breaches disappointing
Friday, 2 November 2012, 4:02 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says it would be disappointing if systemic failures at the Ministry of Social Development are to be blamed on just four individuals. More >>
Maori Party & United Future Urged: Vote Down Reform
Friday, 2 November 2012, 2:30 pm | Public Service Association
Maori Party and United Future urged to vote down local government legislation The Public Service Association is calling on the government’s support parties to stand up for local democracy and vote down legislation on local government reform. More >>
Residential school closures a kick in the guts
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 4:38 pm | Public Service Association
The decision to close down two residential special schools is a kick in the guts for staff, students and families according to the Public Service Association. More >>
More uncertainty ahead for change-weary Council staff
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 4:34 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a new local government structure for the Wellington region could make a nonsense out of current Council restructuring and pour hundreds of thousands of dollars down the drain. More >>
Removal of valuable employment protections defies logic
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 5:05 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says government moves to remove employment protections under Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act defy logic. More >>
Sardine-can approach to public services disappointing
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 1:16 pm | PSA
The Public Service Associations says the government should not exploit the Christchurch earthquake to drive a cost-cutting, sardine-can approach to public services. More >>
Approach to lobbying regulation too heavy-handed
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 2:21 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association agrees that while there is a need for some regulation around political lobbying, the Lobbying Disclosure Bill goes too far. The PSA today presented its submission on the Bill to parliament’s Government Administration ... More >>
Government Allows Valuable Community Services To Run Down
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 3:52 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is calling on the government to commit to long-term and sustainable funding of valuable community organisations rather than letting them run down. More >>
Time to drop Reserve Bank interest rate
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 2:55 pm | Public Service Association
“With the CPI under 1 percent, and the economy stagnating, the Reserve Bank should be loosening monetary conditions in its announcement on Thursday,” says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. More >>
Work and Income inquiry must consider broader context
Monday, 15 October 2012, 3:56 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association hopes an independent inquiry into the Work and Income privacy breach will consider the pressures of trying to meet the government’s better public service targets. More >>
Job losses and service changes flagged at Immigration NZ
Friday, 12 October 2012, 9:35 am | PSA
A major shakeup of visa services will cause yet more stress and uncertainty for Immigration New Zealand staff and could see face-to-face services removed from communities which need them the most, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
CE salaries out of step
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 6:41 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the salaries of public sector chief executives are increasingly out of step with the wider public service. More >>
More than a money- go-round needed to support children
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 6:39 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is asking how the government intends to pay for new measures to protect vulnerable children when there appears to be no commitment to providing extra funding or resources. More >>
