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PSA Convenes Wellington and Kapiti Home Support Talks
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 11:12 pm | PSA
The PSA today convened a meeting of providers of home support services in the Wellington and Kapiti regions to support continuity of service and job security for workers following the Capital and Coast District Health Board’s (CCDHB) termination of ... More >>
PSA supports students’ rally against VSM
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 12:28 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA, the country’s biggest union, is supporting student opposition to the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill to end universal membership of students’ associations and will be taking part in today’s rally. More >>
PSA celebrates members on Social Workers’ Day
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:37 am | Public Service Association
Today is Social Workers’ Day, a day in which the PSA is proud to honour its members who work in this important and demanding field. More >>
PSA celebrates legal living wage for sleepover workers
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 11:58 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA says this evening’s introduction of the Sleepover Wages (Settlement) Bill is a victorious moment for support workers throughout New Zealand. “This has been a long fought campaign for the important work that our members do to be recognised. ... More >>
Jobs security a major concern in home support shake up
Friday, 23 September 2011, 3:57 pm | PSA
PSA MEDIA RELEASE Sept 23, 2011 Jobs security a major concern in home support shake up More >>
PSA and ADHB reach agreement over Te Whetu Tawera
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 4:04 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA and the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) have reached agreement on a plan to reduce the high number of assaults on mental health staff at Te Whetu Tawera and improve their difficult and unsafe work conditions. More >>
Suffrage Day a reminder that pay equity is still a dream
Monday, 19 September 2011, 1:49 pm | PSA
Political parties need to commit to the principle of equal pay for men and women and back legislation that will turn the dream into reality for women, says the PSA, the public sector union. “The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1972 and yet the average ... More >>
Taking ‘social’ out of Housing NZ - dire consequence
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 10:52 am | Public Service Association
Proposed changes at Housing New Zealand prove the National-led Government is more interested in cost-cutting than in providing efficient, linked-up public services, but that’s a move that will cost society more in the end, says the PSA. More >>
Capping update reveals public service cuts
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 5:40 pm | PSA
Job cuts are draining skills and knowledge from the public service and creating a health and safety time bomb, says the PSA. The National Government’s update on staff numbers within the core public service and crown entities shows that nearly ... More >>
PSA saves jobs but Government cost-cutting hurts regions
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 1:40 pm | PSA
Submissions from PSA members at Inland Revenue (IR) have helped save 35 jobs in regional offices, but the public sector union remains unconvinced by the Department’s decision to shift so-called ‘virtual jobs’ from regional centres to metropolitan hubs. More >>
DOC job cuts will impact regional economies and conservation
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 4:06 pm | Public Service Association
New details from the Department of Conservation (DOC) on job cuts first announced in July show punitive government budget cuts are squeezing DOC out of the regions, as they are other agencies. More >>
Housing NZ proposal poses dangers for staff
Friday, 2 September 2011, 5:27 pm | PSA
A proposal from Housing Zealand to reduce staff numbers and narrow services to tenants potentially puts workers at risk, says the PSA. Housing New Zealand recently announced that only people with the greatest need will now be eligible for state housing. Despite ... More >>
PSA welcomes move to bring back public service cadetships
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 4:44 pm | PSA
The PSA welcomes the re-introduction of public service cadetships as part of a Labour Party initiative to ramp up apprenticeship schemes and prioritise youth employment. “This is a step in the right direction and one that better supports young people ... More >>
MAF cuts threaten New Zealand industries
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 3:05 pm | Public Service Association
Cutting further jobs from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will threaten some of New Zealand’s most important industries, says the PSA. More >>
Students have little to gain, lots to lose from Act VSM Bill
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 4:42 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA says students will lose their representation as well as services and facilities if a bill to end universal membership of students’ associations passes through Parliament. More >>
Employment training cuts = disaster for young people
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 9:33 am | Public Service Association
The National-led Government's employment training cuts and youth welfare reforms are a disastrous mix for New Zealand's young people as these policies do nothing to address the country's high rates of youth unemployment, says the PSA. More >>
Throwing out education changes is wise move says union
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 2:43 pm | PSA
The PSA applauds the government’s decision, announced today, not to merge NZQA and ERO and not to shift work from the Department of Labour to the Ministry of Education. The PSA advised against merging the two agencies, saying there wasn’t enough overlap ... More >>
PSA backs call for investigation into Treasury’s gifting
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 1:11 pm | PSA
The PSA, the country’s biggest union, is backing calls from the Green Party for a State Services Commission investigation into Treasury’s gifting policy. “Treasury officials received hundreds of gifts, including meals and tickets to sporting events ... More >>
Public servants should not become political footballs
Friday, 5 August 2011, 12:53 pm | PSA
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the row between the government, Phil Goff and SIS director Warren Tucker, using public servants to score political points is ill-advised, especially in election year, says the PSA, the New Zealand’s biggest union. More >>
Government’s scythe cuts nearly 200 IRD jobs
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 12:42 pm | PSA
Provincial New Zealand is bearing the brunt of the Government’s public sector cuts, as Inland Revenue (IR) prepares to slash nearly 200 jobs from its Invercargill, Nelson, Rotorua, Napier and New Plymouth sites, says the PSA. The cuts follow over thirty ... More >>
