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PSA welcomes extra funding for aged care and dementia
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 4:28 pm | Public Service Association
The extra $70 million for aged care and dementia announced by the Government today will not resolve the problem of serious underfunding of home support services but it’s a welcome addition, says the Public Service Association. More >>
PSA welcomes overdue health and safety reform
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 4:24 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi welcomes the release of a report from the Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety but urges the government to get on with it. More >>
PSA urges DOC to put restructuring proposals on hold
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 12:34 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi has issued a formal letter to the Department of Conservation urging them to put restructuring plans on hold. Yesterday, the government announced a budget top-up of $20 million over the ... More >>
Unfair employment changes will drive up industrial disputes
Friday, 26 April 2013, 2:04 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association warns that the changes to employment legislation will lead to more industrial disputes and runs counter to the purpose of the Employment Relations Act in promoting collective bargaining. More >>
Wellington councillors still out of the loop on job cuts
Monday, 22 April 2013, 7:02 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says it appears Wellington City councillors are still being kept out of the loop when it comes to job cuts at the Council. More >>
Human Rights Commission staff cuts signalled
Friday, 19 April 2013, 4:43 pm | Public Service Association
Staff cuts loom at the Human Rights Commission as the result of a cost-cutting review and a change in organisational direction, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
PSA urges DOC to stop look and listen over restructuring
Friday, 19 April 2013, 1:16 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is urging the Department of Conservation to stop, look and listen over its latest restructuring plan which staff believe will seriously impact on regional frontline operations. More >>
Government needs to join the dots on tourism funding
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 12:40 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says there is no logic in the government’s move to increase tourism funding while it continues to cut funding to the Department of Conservation. More >>
PSA kicks off centenary celebrations
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 10:15 am | Public Service Association
PSA kicks off centenary celebrations with banner books and walk shorts The country’s largest trade union is turning 100 and is kicking off a series of centenary year celebrations tomorrow. (April 17) More >>
Pike River lessons must not be lost
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 11:17 am | PSA
The Public Service Association says there are clear lessons out of the Pike River tragedy which must be taken on board in the move to set up a new health and safety agency. More >>
PSA Urges Communities To Get Behind Love DOC Day
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 9:02 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is hoping communities throughout the country will get behind Forest and Bird’s Love DOC Day today to express concern over the impact of planned job cuts. More >>
Shameful loss of expertise in special education shakeup
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 4:47 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says it’s shameful that valuable experience and expertise is being lost in what amounts to a Ministry of Education experiment with special needs education. More >>
DOC downsizing will take out frontline jobs
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 12:28 pm | PSA
Further downsizing at the Department of Conservation proves that despite government promises, budget cuts are costing valuable frontline jobs, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Reintroduction of youth rates a sad day for youth
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 5:34 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the passage of the Minimum Wage (Starting Out Wage) Amendment Bill into law will represent a sad day for New Zealand’s young people. More >>
Frustrated NZQA staff to walk off the job
Friday, 15 March 2013, 10:51 am | PSA
Staff at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority are due to walk off the job later today over NZQA’s refusal to negotiate fairly in on-going pay talks. More >>
Case sends message to employers about union discrimination
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 1:22 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association and the Service and Food Workers Union have won a landmark case against a charitable trust which deliberately discriminated against its union employees. More >>
Sleepover payment delays add insult to injury
Monday, 4 March 2013, 4:23 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is accusing the Ministry of Health of adding insult to injury for hundreds of community support workers who are still waiting for their rightful sleepover payments. More >>
NZQA staff to rally over ongoing pay dispute
Monday, 4 March 2013, 2:57 pm | Public Service Association
Staff at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority have voted to take low level industrial action over their on-going pay dispute and will be holding a lunchtime rally tomorrow (March 5) to highlight their concerns. More >>
Legal action over travel time for home support workers
Friday, 1 March 2013, 3:48 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is pursuing legal action over the funding of travel time for home support workers. More >>
Biosecurity report recommendations should be taken on board
Friday, 1 March 2013, 11:29 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is welcoming the Auditor General’s report into biosecurity saying it highlights the importance of proper staffing and resourcing in the protection of our borders. More >>
