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Health job cuts will pile pressure on workloads
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 3:43 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) is concerned that the loss of 35 jobs by July at the Ministry of Health and another 100 before July next year will put staff under inordinate pressure. More >>
Education Bill will crush student services
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 2:15 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) opposes the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill on the grounds that it will devastate vital services for students and represents undue interference into independent societies. More >>
Budget serves another kick to New Zealanders’ publ
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 6:15 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) believes the overwhelming effect of this year’s budget will be the continued erosion of the country’s public services. More >>
ACT’s vision for of future is a nightmare for NZ
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 3:37 pm | Public Service Association
ACT’s ‘Budget 2010: Combating Government Waste’ document paints a barren vision of New Zealand. It sees no need to support a sustainable land management programme, research into bio-security or advice on climate change despite the country’s reliance ... More >>
Privatising Auckland Prison Will Cost Taxpayers
Monday, 10 May 2010, 6:16 pm | Public Service Association
The government’s move, announced today, to put the joint Mt Eden-Auckland Central Remand Prison (ACRP) under private management won’t bring any benefits to the public says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Scientists’ Job Cuts At Odds With Govt Statements
Monday, 10 May 2010, 6:02 pm | Public Service Association
Key told a National Party regional conference yesterday that there’ll be a strong focus on science and technology in next week’s budget - but moves to cut jobs at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research are at odds with this. More >>
PSA concerned Whanau Ora package brings job losses
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 2:10 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is concerned that today’s announcement of $134.3 million to implement the government’s Whanau Ora policy will result in public sector job losses and poorer quality services being delivered to those the policy is aimed ... More >>
State sector employees committed despite cuts
Friday, 23 April 2010, 9:52 am | Public Service Association
Public servants have lost none of their commitment to serving the public or engagement with their work despite cuts and restructuring, a new survey shows. More >>
Private prisons will cost more and deliver less
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 5:15 pm | Public Service Association
The Government’s plan, announced today, for a new prison built and operated under a private-public partnership is bad news for tax payers, says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
PSA concerned Whanau Ora will undermine quality
Thursday, 8 April 2010, 5:06 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association supports drawing together social service delivery as recommended in the report on the government’s Whanau Ora policy but is concerned about the cost of creating a new trust to administer the policy and the lack of support ... More >>
PSA welcomes pay rise for health workers
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 3:59 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the vote to accept a National Terms of Settlement (NTOS) that will deliver an across the board pay rise of 2% to 43,000 health workers - 15,600 of whom belong to the PSA - who work for the country’s district health ... More >>
PSA pleased at guaranteed CRI funding boost
Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 12:17 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is pleased the government has decided to increase guaranteed funding for Crown Research Institutes to enable them to focus on research in the national interest rather than making a profit for the Crown. More >>
Government can’t ignore growing CCO alarm
Friday, 26 March 2010, 3:31 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is alarmed the government plans to have at least 75% of Auckland’s local government services and assets owned and controlled by council controlled organisations that are not answerable to the people of Auckland. More >>
PSA congratulates Human Rights Commissioner
Friday, 26 March 2010, 3:30 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association congratulates the Chief Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission Rossyln Noonan on her election to chair the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. More >>
Govt needs to spell out plan for public service
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 4:50 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the government needs to come clean and spell out its plan for a rolling restructure of the public service. More >>
ACC office closure shows govt cutting front-lines
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 1:25 pm | Public Service Association
“The closure of ACC offices in Blenheim and Thames shows the government is cutting not strengthening the front-line of the public service,” says Public Service Association national secretary Brenda Pilott. More >>
PSA concerned about more job losses at MoH
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 2:06 pm | Public Service Association
“We’re concerned about the impact of cutting a further 135 jobs at the Ministry of Health on top of the 201 jobs the government cut at the Ministry last year,” says Public Service Association national secretary Brenda Pilott. More >>
PSA concerned about impact of govt cuts not caps
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 12:56 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is concerned about the impact on workloads and service delivery of the government cutting close to 1500 jobs from the public service last year under its job cap policy. More >>
Science layoffs at odds with government’s vision
Friday, 12 March 2010, 2:32 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA agrees with the prime minister that public science should be a priority for the government, regarded not as a cost but as an investment for our country’s future growth and development. More >>
PSA concerned about cuts at Ministry of Education
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:23 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is concerned about the impact that cuts at the Ministry of Education will have on the delivery of education services. More >>
