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Public service budget cuts now on doorstep of MPs
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 3:31 pm | Public Service Association
Public service cuts are now impacting directly on members of parliament and their ability to serve the public, says the PSA. The budget which funds Parliament and MPs’ offices has been cut by three percent. More >>
New study warns of danger to industry training funding cuts
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 10:57 am | Public Service Association
The country could lose up to $15 billion dollars annually if the Government withdraws its investment in industry training a new study suggests. The study, by economic research agency Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL), shows that public ... More >>
System-wide response needed on closure of public buildings
Friday, 2 December 2011, 2:58 pm | PSA
With hundreds of public buildings at risk of being temporarily shut down due to earthquake risk it is clear that a system-wide response is urgently needed, says the PSA. More >>
Survey confirms NZ public service as least corrupt in world
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 5:32 pm | Public Service Association
A survey ranking New Zealand’s public services as the least corrupt in the world has been welcomed by the Public Service Association, the public sector union. The survey findings were released today by Transparency International. More >>
Gillard pledge offers “catch up” challenge to NZ
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 4:53 pm | Public Service Association
A recent A$2 billion pledge to address pay equity in Australia offers the new National-led government here in New Zealand a real challenge on which to play catch up with our Tasman neighbour. More >>
Why is Health and Safety squeezed when funds are available?
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 5:51 pm | Public Service Association
Revelations from the CTU that the Government is holding nearly $16 million in health and safety funds while health and safety operations at the Department of Labour are being squeezed, highlights the Government’s disregard for ensuring New Zealand ... More >>
Cutting Maori jobs is no way to fund Whanau Ora
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 12:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Government says Whanau Ora will provide “services and opportunities to empower Whanau”, but is the Government actually taking services away from whanau while at the same time appearing to provide for their needs? More >>
Nats: cut services and swell dole queue
Friday, 18 November 2011, 3:12 pm | Public Service Association
The National Party’s public services policy, announced today, has flagged further cuts that will stretch public services to breaking point, says the PSA, the public sector union. More >>
Labour’s call to review state sector legislation welcomed
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 5:41 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA welcomes the Labour party’s commitment to enable the state sector to better meet the challenges of today’s complex environment and better serve the New Zealand public in the future. More >>
DHB and unions sign historic productivity agreement
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 12:11 pm | Public Service Association
An historic agreement has been signed between Counties Manukau District Health Board and three unions – the PSA, NZNO and SFWU – to work together on a programme to improve services and up productivity. More >>
Labour’s preventative health policy hits target
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 1:22 pm | PSA
PSA Media Release Nov 9th, 2011 Labour’s preventative health policy hits target The public sector union, the PSA, says the Labour party’s health policy is right on target with its emphasis on prevention and early intervention. “Public health ... More >>
Labour's paid parental leave policy good news for parents
Monday, 7 November 2011, 4:55 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA welcomes the Labour party’s commitment to extending paid parental leave to 26 weeks as an enlightened policy that responds to today’s reality for working parents. More >>
What have public services ever done for me?
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 4:36 pm | PSA
The PSA’s comic campaign skit highlights that for many of us the answer to that question is – “Quite a lot actually.” “Public services are such an intrinsic part of our daily lives that we take them for granted,” says the public sector ... More >>
National’s employment policy rings hollow of jobs
Friday, 28 October 2011, 2:50 pm | Public Service Association
National’s plan to lower wages and weaken employees’ terms and conditions of work will do nothing to strengthen the economy or create jobs, says the PSA. More >>
The public service is the real world
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 5:22 pm | Public Service Association
Public servants are real people who do real jobs and have real lives, contrary to what State Services Minister Tony Ryall imagines, says the PSA. More >>
Housing NZ job losses increases risks for vulnerable tenants
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 4:28 pm | Public Service Association
Housing New Zealand is getting rid of up to 150 staff and putting its vulnerable tenants at risk, says the PSA, the country’s biggest union. “Housing New Zealand announced today that it is cutting 70 jobs by April next year but that is a best ... More >>
Unions win interim injunction
Friday, 21 October 2011, 7:14 pm | PSA
21 October 2011 Unions win interim injunction Further to our media release, Unions file against aggressive act, issued earlier today, the PSA and the Service and Food Workers Union have been granted an immediate interim injunction by the Employment ... More >>
Unions file against aggressive act
Friday, 21 October 2011, 4:00 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA and the SFWU have filed for an injunction to stop Pact locking out its employees. “We consider the lockout to be unlawful,” says PSA Acting National Secretary Jeff Osborne. More >>
Hamilton Council must involve the union in finding solutions
Friday, 21 October 2011, 3:39 pm | Public Service Association
Hamilton City Council needs to heed calls to protect its library services and involve the union to help find win-win solutions to its financial woes, says the PSA. The Council is looking to slash millions of dollars from its budget to reduce its debt ... More >>
Public service shrinkage won’t fix economy
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 4:22 pm | PSA
Public service job cuts do nothing to solve New Zealand’s economic woes, but they do make life harder for those who rely on them, says the PSA. The public sector union was responding to the State Services Commission’s latest Human Resource Capability ... More >>
