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This Admin Appreciation Day, give more than choccies
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 11:49 am | Public Service Association
Administrative staff up and down the country will be recognised tomorrow, and the Public Service Association is urging businesses, government agencies and NGOs to make a day to remember. More >>
National inquiry needed as mental health left out of plan
Monday, 18 April 2016, 5:08 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand’s mental health system could be on the verge of collapse, the Public Service Association says - and yet the government’s new health strategy all but ignores it. More >>
Public servants love jobs - staff survey will reveal more
Friday, 15 April 2016, 4:20 pm | Public Service Association
The public service is a great place to work, but that’s because its employees love helping their communities and making a difference, the PSA says. More >>
PSA calls for greater transparency around CYF Review
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 2:28 pm | Public Service Association
The government’s much-anticipated complete overhaul of Child Youth and Family leaves many big questions unanswered, the Public Service Association says. More >>
PSA calls off strike action after negotiating deal
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 2:27 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association has negotiated an end to its dispute with the three Auckland Metropolitan District Health Boards. More >>
642 staff missing from Auckland public hospitals
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 10:32 am | Public Service Association
Silhouettes representing 642 missing Auckland public health workers will be put up outside Auckland City Hospital today. More >>
Concerns for court staff over work-from-home plan
Monday, 4 April 2016, 2:54 pm | Public Service Association
Collections officers, other court staff and members of the public may be put at unnecessary risk as the Ministry of Justice confirms specialist collections staff will now work from home. More >>
$8m Serco agreement should spell end to privatisation
Monday, 4 April 2016, 2:41 pm | Public Service Association
The deal between Corrections and private prison operator Serco over its chaotic management of Mount Eden prison is a fitting end to a shambolic episode, the Public Service Association says. More >>
PSA fully engaged in IRD’s Business Transformation project
Monday, 4 April 2016, 2:01 pm | Public Service Association
Unions will be involved with the Inland Revenue Department’s Business Transformation project at every step of the way to ensure a just transition to new ways of working, the PSA says. More >>
No attempt made by Auckland DHBs to bridge funding gap
Friday, 1 April 2016, 10:51 am | Public Service Association
The three Auckland district health boards have made no attempt to approach Health Minister Jonathan Coleman for extra funding to provide 7-day services, the Public Service Association says. More >>
Thousands to walk off the job after notices issued
Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 4:39 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association has today sent strike notices to the three Auckland District Health Boards over the failure to settle a new collective agreement. More >>
Regular reviews of mental health services needed
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 9:20 am | Public Service Association
After a series of vicious cuts to mental health services, Cantabrians will be welcoming news of additional government investment - but the PSA says regular reviews are now needed. More >>
Minister called on to mediate in Auckland DHBs dispute
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 12:10 am | Public Service Association
Health minister Jonathan Coleman’s the last chance for an end to the Auckland Allied Health dispute, the Public Service Association says - and it’s calling on him to break the deadlock. More >>
Local government changes must not erode local democracy
Friday, 18 March 2016, 9:24 am | Public Service Association
National's Better Local Services reforms must not be used as a back-door way to force council amalgamation and privatisation, the Public Service Association says. More >>
MBIE agrees not to abandon regional mediators
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 3:45 pm | Public Service Association
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has listened to unions, businesses and communities - and opted not to ditch business mediation services in smaller cities. More >>
Don’t use MBIE payroll mess as excuse to review Holidays Act
Friday, 11 March 2016, 1:18 pm | Public Service Association
Kiwi workers could end up being short-changed over their holiday entitlements if the government sides with big business over a review of the Holidays Act, the Public Service Association says. More >>
PSA relief at guilty verdict in Work and Income murder case
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 4:14 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says its members will be relieved to hear Russell John Tully has been found guilty of the murder of two women at the Ashburton Work and Income office in 2014. More >>
PSA urges MBIE to resolve staff pay bungle quickly
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 6:43 pm | Public Service Association
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment needs to act quickly to resolve a payroll issue which may have left hundreds of its staff out of pocket, the Public Service Association says. More >>
A win for vulnerable workers
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 2:49 pm | Public Service Association
A government back-down over zero hours contracts is a win for the union movement - and will protect some of New Zealand’s lowest-paid workers from exploitation. More >>
Glass ceiling still intact this International Women’s Day
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 9:26 am | PSA
Women at the very top of New Zealand’s state sector are still undervalued and underpaid relative to their male counterparts, according to new analysis by the Public Service Association. More >>
