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Mixed feelings for some about return to central city
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 5:32 pm | Public Service Association
There will be mixed feelings from public servants in Christchurch about the prospect of moving back into the central city, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Govt departments spend $1.5 m on psychometric testing
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 8:49 am | Public Service Association
Government departments spent $1.5 million dollars on psychometric testing last year and the Public Service Association is calling for a halt on its use in organisational restructurings. More >>
Contaminated seed spill:Lack of specialist biosecurity staff
Friday, 6 September 2013, 2:27 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a large spillage of contaminated grass seed in Canterbury is unlikely to have happened if there were enough specialist biosecurity inspectors to monitor high-risk quarantine operations. More >>
Lessons learned from unprecedented public sector survey
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 10:32 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says an unprecedented survey of public sector workers and their views about their workplaces should be used by organisations to benchmark their own performance and make improvements. More >>
Government stood by and watched Learning Media fail
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 3:35 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the government could have stepped in and saved Learning Media but instead has stood by and watched it fail. More >>
Urgent need for rethink on unfair employment changes
Monday, 2 September 2013, 9:25 am | PSA
The country’s largest union is calling on the government to delay progress on unfair employment law changes in the face of growing opposition and the threat they pose to international labour conventions. More >>
New Thinking On Public Services
Thursday, 29 August 2013, 12:10 pm | Public Service Association
At a time when the public sector is facing significant challenges the Public Sector Conference is being held to promote new thinking on public services in New Zealand. More >>
MFAT cuts come home to roost
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 3:40 pm | Public Service Association
News that the government is now looking to boost the number of trade specialists in Asia proves just how short-sighted last year’s major restructuring at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Court decision opens door to more legal action
Friday, 23 August 2013, 12:18 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is hailing a court decision which it says will open the door to further legal action in the fight to end sexist-based pay. More >>
Screening and vetting child protection plan undercooked
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 1:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a plan to screen and vet hundreds of thousands of government workers as part of a crackdown on child abuse, is undercooked. More >>
Invermay summit should serve as wake-up call
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 11:18 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says today’s Invermay summit in Dunedin should serve as a wake-up call on the importance and value of keeping good public sector jobs in the regions. More >>
Upheaval for staff at Callaghan Innovation
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 2:41 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the potential loss of a multi-million dollar hi-tech business deal is part of a wider story about the reorganisation of science and technology capability within the new government science body Callaghan Innovation. More >>
Multi-million dollar bills price of public sector cuts
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 4:53 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says large redundancy and contractor bills are the price being paid for public sector cuts and restructuring. More >>
Ensuring government agencies lead the way on health & safety
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 2:51 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is welcoming new health and safety reforms but says they are scant on detail in terms of how government and state sector agencies will lead the way on workplace health and safety. More >>
In-house meat inspection puts industry at Fonterra-like risk
Monday, 5 August 2013, 3:39 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the economic fallout from the Fonterra milk contamination could be repeated in the meat industry if companies continue to have the power to inspect their own meat. More >>
Reorganisation will force tough decisions on staff
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 6:58 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the massive scale of a planned reorganisation at AgResearch has taken staff by surprise and will force many into a very difficult position. More >>
Additional MPI investment welcomed
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 6:53 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the Ministry for Primary Industries is taking a responsible approach by not seeking to blame individuals over the Chinese meat documentation mix-up and committing to more staff training and resources. More >>
AgResearch reorganisation will force tough decision on staff
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 2:51 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the massive scale of a planned reorganisation at AgResearch has taken staff by surprise and will force many into a very difficult position. More >>
Regional restructuring bad timing for Work and Income staff
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 3:27 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA, New Zealand’s largest trade union, is surprised and alarmed at the government’s announcement of more restructurings at Work and Income regional offices. More >>
CYF workload review timely
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 3:45 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is hopeful that a workload review being undertaken at Child Youth and Family will result in some meaningful change around caseload management for social workers and the work they do in protecting at-risk children. More >>
