Public Service Association

The PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is a democratic union of more than 83,000 people working in the state, community, local government & health sectors.

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Knee-jerk privacy measures put ACC staff under more stress

Friday, 24 August 2012, 2:42 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association says ACC has introduced a range of knee-jerk processes around privacy which are only serving to put staff under more pressure. More >>

New ACC home support funding questioned

Monday, 20 August 2012, 3:11 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association says questions need to be asked about new funding arrangements between ACC and home support service providers which could line the pockets of large companies at the expense of frontline workers. More >>

Scope of MFAT investigation extraordinarily broad

Friday, 17 August 2012, 4:47 pm | Public Service Association

Staff unions are seeking legal advice regarding the scope of the inquiry into the alleged leaking of confidential information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. More >>

Law to ban gang insignia a political stunt

Thursday, 16 August 2012, 7:43 pm | PSA

A government bill to ban gang insignia in all government offices has not been thought through and ignores the problems it would pose for staff, according to the Public Service Association. More >>

More than cake stall needed for Rape Crisis funding shortage

Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 3:18 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association says Wellington Rape Crisis should not have to rely on cake stalls to meet a funding shortfall which is forcing it to cut back on services. More >>

Underfunding takes its toll on DHB staff and services

Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 9:57 am | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association says government underfunding of District Health Boards is leading to serious staff shortages which are impacting on patient services. More >>

MFAT Contracts Make Mockery Of Government Efficiency Drive

Thursday, 2 August 2012, 12:39 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association says increased consultant spending and the awarding of contracts to former Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade staff send very mixed messages about public service cost-cutting. More >>

Government drops the ball on gender equality

Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 4:55 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association says the latest United Nations report on gender discrimination confirms that the government has dropped the ball on pay and employment equity. More >>

Moves to trample local democracy in Canterbury

Thursday, 26 July 2012, 2:55 pm | PSA

Moves to further restrict local democracy in Canterbury could be a sign of things to come under the government’s local government reforms, according to the Public Service Association. More >>

Mandatory reporting of child abuse unworkable at present

Thursday, 26 July 2012, 12:24 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association says any benefits of mandatory reporting of child abuse would be cancelled out if Child Youth and Family was not adequately resourced to deal with it. More >>

More evidence of public service morale crisis

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 5:32 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association says a new survey provides yet more evidence of the negative impact of government budget cuts and on-going restructuring of the public service. More >>

Olympic security debacle stunning example of privatisation

Thursday, 19 July 2012, 3:36 pm | PSA

The company at the centre of the Olympic security debacle in Britain tendered for the contract to run the private prison in Auckland and is a stunning example of privatisation failure, according to the Public Service Association. More >>

Show of council unity against local government reform

Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 10:10 am | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association is welcoming a unified stand by the country’s councils over proposed changes to local government, saying it sends a strong signal about the government’s reform agenda. More >>

IRD phone lines jammed during peak tax season

Friday, 13 July 2012, 12:47 pm | PSA

Tens of thousands of taxpayer calls to Inland Revenue are going unanswered as public sector cuts take their toll during the peak tax season, according to the Public Service Association. More >>

Industrial Research staff left in limbo

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 5:08 pm | PSA

The future of more than 360 people working at an existing Crown Research Institute remains up in the air following the government’s announcement of the structure of the new Advanced Technology Institute. More >>

Student visa scam should warn against contracting out

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:25 pm | PSA

The Public Service Association says a student visa scam in China should serve as a warning about the risks of contracting out important public services. It’s been revealed that hundreds of Chinese students received fraudulent visas through a company ... More >>

Lauder cuts: Govt’s lopsided approach to science funding

Monday, 9 July 2012, 5:13 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association says environmental science is falling victim to the government’s lopsided approach to scientific funding and research. Three senior scientists at NIWA’s Lauder Research Station in central Otago are set to lose their ... More >>

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