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Pepper spray decision taken responsibly
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 4:57 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says allowing prison officers to use pepper spray will help keep them safe and comes after a robust trial and evaluation period. More >>
Local government legislation will undermine local democracy
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 1:34 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the Government is pushing through uncalled for legislation on local government which will only serve to undermine local democracy and decision-making. More >>
Class size backdown - back down on residential schools
Friday, 8 June 2012, 2:00 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the government should follow its backdown on class size with a backdown on the planned closure of residential schools. More >>
Pressured Housing New Zealand staff signalled problems
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 3:12 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says problems with Housing New Zealand’s new call centre are the result of a hurried change management process which is putting staff under enormous pressure. More >>
Australian meat contamination scare a salutary warning
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 1:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is warning that a contamination scare threatening Australian meat exports could be repeated in New Zealand once export meat companies start inspecting their own meat. More >>
Prison closures prove private prisons not needed
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 4:54 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is urging the government to rethink its privatisation agenda for prisons in light of today’s announcement on prison closures. More >>
Public service cuts hit home at regional IRD offices
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 2:29 pm | Public Service Association
Parts of provincial New Zealand will take another hit today from cuts to the public service as dozens of Inland Revenue staff lose their jobs. Approximately 60 staff in the Invercargill, Nelson, Rotorua, Napier and New Plymouth offices are being made ... More >>
PSA Welcomes New DPMC Head
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 2:22 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is welcoming the appointment of Andrew Kibblewhite as the new Chief Executive of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. More >>
District Health Boards hoarding aged care provider funding
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 11:12 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association and the New Zealand Home Health Association say it’s disappointing to see some District Health Boards refusing to pass on annual adjustment increases to home support providers, in light of the Human Rights Commission report ... More >>
Zero Budget delivers more pain for no gain
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 4:43 pm | PSA
The National-led government’s fourth Budget is simply a money go-round which will deliver more pain for no gain, according to the Public Service Association. More >>
Poll delivers strong message on public sector cuts
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 11:48 am | PSA
A Fairfax poll sends a strong pre-Budget message to the government on further public service cutbacks. More >>
Retrograde meat inspection changes threaten meat trade
Friday, 18 May 2012, 6:06 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says allowing meat companies to do their own meat inspections is a retrograde step in quality control and could threaten New Zealand’s valuable meat trade. More >>
Closing residential schools could put children at risk
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 3:34 pm | Public Service Association
Over a hundred children with complex needs could be sent back to their families without adequate support if the government rushes through a proposal to close down four residential schools, according to the PSA. More >>
Addressing historical underfunding for disability support
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 6:06 pm | PSA
The PSA is welcoming a boost for disability support services saying it will go some way towards addressing the inequity and historical underfunding in support for people with disabilities. More >>
Decision Highlights Cheapskate Approach to Disability
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 2:24 pm | PSA
A landmark court decision highlights the government’s reluctance to properly fund and prioritise support for people with disabilities, according to the PSA. More >>
New industrial laws will create a more litigious environment
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 11:53 am | PSA
The PSA says proposed changes to industrial relations law are likely to create a more litigious employment relations environment. More >>
Fruit fly discovery timely warning on biosecurity future
Friday, 11 May 2012, 9:21 am | PSA
The reported discovery of a Queensland fruit fly in Auckland should serve as a timely warning to the government not to continue to rundown New Zealand’s border biosecurity, according to the PSA. More >>
Contraception policy: professional issues for case workers
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 3:18 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA says a government proposal to offer free long-term contraception to beneficiaries would raise serious professional issues for Work and Income case managers. More >>
Housing New Zealand tenants pay the price for frontline cuts
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 11:45 am | PSA
The PSA says Housing New Zealand tenants are now paying the price for ill-considered government policy which has seen regional frontline services replaced with a cheaper centralised service which isn’t working. More >>
Border Biosecurity can’t be left to chance
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 2:52 pm | PSA
The PSA says border biosecurity systems are already dangerously stretched and any further cuts to staffing would seriously undermine New Zealand’s vital frontline defences. More >>
