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Individual blame game over privacy breaches disappointing
Friday, 2 November 2012, 4:02 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says it would be disappointing if systemic failures at the Ministry of Social Development are to be blamed on just four individuals. More >>
Maori Party & United Future Urged: Vote Down Reform
Friday, 2 November 2012, 2:30 pm | Public Service Association
Maori Party and United Future urged to vote down local government legislation The Public Service Association is calling on the government’s support parties to stand up for local democracy and vote down legislation on local government reform. More >>
Residential school closures a kick in the guts
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 4:38 pm | Public Service Association
The decision to close down two residential special schools is a kick in the guts for staff, students and families according to the Public Service Association. More >>
More uncertainty ahead for change-weary Council staff
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 4:34 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says a new local government structure for the Wellington region could make a nonsense out of current Council restructuring and pour hundreds of thousands of dollars down the drain. More >>
Removal of valuable employment protections defies logic
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 5:05 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says government moves to remove employment protections under Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act defy logic. More >>
Sardine-can approach to public services disappointing
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 1:16 pm | PSA
The Public Service Associations says the government should not exploit the Christchurch earthquake to drive a cost-cutting, sardine-can approach to public services. More >>
Approach to lobbying regulation too heavy-handed
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 2:21 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association agrees that while there is a need for some regulation around political lobbying, the Lobbying Disclosure Bill goes too far. The PSA today presented its submission on the Bill to parliament’s Government Administration ... More >>
Government Allows Valuable Community Services To Run Down
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 3:52 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is calling on the government to commit to long-term and sustainable funding of valuable community organisations rather than letting them run down. More >>
Time to drop Reserve Bank interest rate
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 2:55 pm | Public Service Association
“With the CPI under 1 percent, and the economy stagnating, the Reserve Bank should be loosening monetary conditions in its announcement on Thursday,” says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. More >>
Work and Income inquiry must consider broader context
Monday, 15 October 2012, 3:56 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association hopes an independent inquiry into the Work and Income privacy breach will consider the pressures of trying to meet the government’s better public service targets. More >>
Job losses and service changes flagged at Immigration NZ
Friday, 12 October 2012, 9:35 am | PSA
A major shakeup of visa services will cause yet more stress and uncertainty for Immigration New Zealand staff and could see face-to-face services removed from communities which need them the most, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
CE salaries out of step
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 6:41 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the salaries of public sector chief executives are increasingly out of step with the wider public service. More >>
More than a money- go-round needed to support children
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 6:39 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is asking how the government intends to pay for new measures to protect vulnerable children when there appears to be no commitment to providing extra funding or resources. More >>
Public values conservation – government should too
Friday, 5 October 2012, 5:05 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says it’s a shame the government does not put the same value on conservation as the public. More >>
Question mark over government recruitment service spending
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 5:00 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is questioning why the government is spending millions of dollars on contracting out recruitment services. More >>
Bombshell delivered to court staff
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 12:03 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the number of job losses and the extent of a planned overhaul of court services have come as a bombshell for court staff. More >>
Uneasy trade-off between passenger convenience & biosecurity
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 5:13 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says revamped border protection services puts passenger convenience ahead of robust biosecurity. Border services are being overhauled which will see increased co-operation between border and biosecurity agencies, with the ... More >>
New President elected to lead the PSA
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 12:59 pm | PSA
Delegates at the national conference of the Public Service Association have elected senior biosecurity advisor Mike Tana as their new President. More >>
Tough talking expected at PSA conference
Monday, 24 September 2012, 1:51 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says the Deputy Prime Minister Bill English will be welcomed at its bi-annual conference but he can expect some tough talking from members about the reality of public sector cuts and the government’s management of the ... More >>
Government looking to punish disability sector
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 10:29 am | PSA
The proposal by Tony Ryall to fund the cost of family carers for disabled people by taking money from the rest of the disability sector is alarming those who work in the sector. More >>
