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Law to ban gang insignia a political stunt
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 7:43 pm | PSA
A government bill to ban gang insignia in all government offices has not been thought through and ignores the problems it would pose for staff, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
More than cake stall needed for Rape Crisis funding shortage
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 3:18 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says Wellington Rape Crisis should not have to rely on cake stalls to meet a funding shortfall which is forcing it to cut back on services. More >>
Underfunding takes its toll on DHB staff and services
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 9:57 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says government underfunding of District Health Boards is leading to serious staff shortages which are impacting on patient services. More >>
MFAT Contracts Make Mockery Of Government Efficiency Drive
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 12:39 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says increased consultant spending and the awarding of contracts to former Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade staff send very mixed messages about public service cost-cutting. More >>
Government drops the ball on gender equality
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 4:55 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the latest United Nations report on gender discrimination confirms that the government has dropped the ball on pay and employment equity. More >>
Moves to trample local democracy in Canterbury
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 2:55 pm | PSA
Moves to further restrict local democracy in Canterbury could be a sign of things to come under the government’s local government reforms, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Mandatory reporting of child abuse unworkable at present
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 12:24 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says any benefits of mandatory reporting of child abuse would be cancelled out if Child Youth and Family was not adequately resourced to deal with it. More >>
More evidence of public service morale crisis
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 5:32 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a new survey provides yet more evidence of the negative impact of government budget cuts and on-going restructuring of the public service. More >>
Olympic security debacle stunning example of privatisation
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 3:36 pm | PSA
The company at the centre of the Olympic security debacle in Britain tendered for the contract to run the private prison in Auckland and is a stunning example of privatisation failure, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Show of council unity against local government reform
Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 10:10 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is welcoming a unified stand by the country’s councils over proposed changes to local government, saying it sends a strong signal about the government’s reform agenda. More >>
IRD phone lines jammed during peak tax season
Friday, 13 July 2012, 12:47 pm | PSA
Tens of thousands of taxpayer calls to Inland Revenue are going unanswered as public sector cuts take their toll during the peak tax season, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Industrial Research staff left in limbo
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 5:08 pm | PSA
The future of more than 360 people working at an existing Crown Research Institute remains up in the air following the government’s announcement of the structure of the new Advanced Technology Institute. More >>
Student visa scam should warn against contracting out
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:25 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says a student visa scam in China should serve as a warning about the risks of contracting out important public services. It’s been revealed that hundreds of Chinese students received fraudulent visas through a company ... More >>
Lauder cuts: Govt’s lopsided approach to science funding
Monday, 9 July 2012, 5:13 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says environmental science is falling victim to the government’s lopsided approach to scientific funding and research. Three senior scientists at NIWA’s Lauder Research Station in central Otago are set to lose their ... More >>
Serco failures highlight the perils of private prisons
Friday, 6 July 2012, 11:44 am | Public Service Association
Alarm bells should be ringing about the future of private prisons in New Zealand following yet more performance failures by private prison operator Serco, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Winners And Losers Approach To Biosecurity Won’t Work
Thursday, 5 July 2012, 3:01 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says the government risks setting up a winners and losers approach to biosecurity which could put business interests ahead of sensible regulation. More >>
Plans to withdraw disability legal services discriminatory
Thursday, 5 July 2012, 11:20 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says plans to cut legal services for the disability community are discriminatory and will leave disabled New Zealanders without access to specialist legal representation. More >>
Public sector doom and gloom a sad indictment of cutbacks
Monday, 2 July 2012, 5:02 pm | Public Service Association
Figures showing government workers are the gloomiest about their job security are a sad indictment of on-going government cutbacks in the public sector, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
DoL, Department of Building and Housing, MED, MSI - RIP
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 4:09 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says it will work to minimise job losses and maximise job security for staff involved in the new superministry merger. More >>
‘To do’ list and public sector cuts don’t add up
Monday, 25 June 2012, 6:13 pm | PSA
PSA MEDIA RELEASE 25th June 2012 - For Immediate Use ‘To do’ list and public sector cuts don’t add up More >>
