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Ministry of Justice denying staff proper redundancy rights
Friday, 7 December 2012, 11:35 am | PSA
The Public Service Association says the Ministry of Justice is colluding with a private contractor to deny staff their proper redundancy rights. More >>
MBIE urged to ‘please explain’ over health and safety
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 4:22 pm | Public Service Association
Health and safety inspectors want some answers from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment over a proposal which will see their current jobs disestablished and force them to reapply for positions. More >>
Industrial Action: Biosecurity, Border Control, Fisheries
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 3:13 pm | PSA
PSA members at the Ministry of Primary Industries are taking industrial action later this month over the Ministry’s refusal to negotiate fairly and return to pay talks. More >>
Employment disputes likely out of local government reforms
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 5:05 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is disappointed to see ill-conceived local government reform legislation pass into law, and warns it risks creating unwanted employment disputes. More >>
PSA supports call for whistleblowing review
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:47 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is supporting a call for a review of whistleblowing legislation, and would like to see it backed up with a public education campaign. More >>
MidCentral DHB surplus insults low paid home support workers
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 2:27 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is calling on the MidCentral District Health Board to use some of its large surplus to properly fund home support providers and boost workers’ pay. The DHB has posted a $6.7 million surplus for the 2011/12 financial ... More >>
Education Ministry sees sense over payroll unit review
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 1:12 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is pleased that the Ministry of Education has seen sense and agreed to delay a planned review of its payroll services unit. More >>
The government doesn’t value women in the public service
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 10:43 am | PSA
The government doesn’t value women in the public service and isn’t doing enough to address the pay equity problem says the PSA, New Zealand’s largest union representing public and community service workers. More >>
The government doesn’t value women in the public service
Monday, 26 November 2012, 4:28 pm | Public Service Association
The government doesn’t value women in the public service and isn’t doing enough to address the pay equity problem says the PSA, New Zealand’s largest union representing public and community service workers. More >>
Family Violence Is A Workplace Issue
Friday, 23 November 2012, 12:42 pm | PSA
To coincide with White Ribbon Month and White Ribbon Day (November 25th) the PSA along with other unions, has launched an awareness project to involve workplaces in addressing and preventing family violence. More >>
MPI provoking industrial dispute by walking out of pay talks
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:50 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is accusing the Ministry for Primary Industries of deliberately provoking a dispute and risking industrial action by seeking to reduce the conditions of employment for staff. More >>
Welcome focus on Corrections staff safety
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 1:19 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is welcoming the establishment of an expert advisory panel on prison staff safety and hopes valuable lessons can be learned. More >>
Industrial action at Statistics New Zealand
Friday, 16 November 2012, 10:24 am | PSA
PSA members at Statistics New Zealand have launched industrial action over a proposed new pay system and Statistics New Zealand’s heavy-handed approach to the negotiation process. More >>
Local government legislation needs to be sent back
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 4:00 pm | PSA
15 November 2012 Local government legislation needs to be sent back to the drawing board More >>
Timing of review of education payroll unit beggar’s belief
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 3:58 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is stunned that the Ministry of Education has released a review aimed at scaling down its payroll services unit in the midst of the Novopay debacle. More >>
British minister needs wider perspective of public sector
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 1:31 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says if a visiting British minister wants to pick up ideas for public service reform, he needs to be doing more than just talking to senior government officials and politicians. More >>
Government pushing jobs and people out the door
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 4:34 pm | Public Service Association
The latest unemployment figures should come as no surprise to the government as it continues to kneecap its own workforce and take good jobs out of the system. More >>
Gloss taken off the 100th anniversary of the public service
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 5:25 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the 100th anniversary of the public service comes at a difficult and challenging time. More >>
Frontline Health And Safety Inspectors Dismayed By System
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 4:10 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says frontline health and safety inspectors are warning that if the lessons of Pike River are to be learned, professional leadership is needed to build both staff and public confidence in the system. More >>
Mine inspectors cleared of individual responsibility
Monday, 5 November 2012, 5:52 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the Royal Commission into the Pike River tragedy confirms that mine inspectors were under immense pressure and requests for extra resourcing were ignored. More >>
