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US market says “No Entry” to meat
Monday, 15 November 2010, 2:11 pm | PSA
The New Zealand Public Service Association (NZPSA) has learned that the United States (US) is not accepting New Zealand meat from trials where meat companies are carrying out inspection tasks normally done by independent government meat inspectors. More >>
Meat inspectors to take part in new trials
Monday, 15 November 2010, 9:41 am | PSA
Despite grave misgivings, independent meat inspectors have agreed to participate in trials where meat companies will carry out their own meat inspection tasks, says the New Zealand Public Service Association (NZPSA). More >>
Low status will stifle Archives NZ
Friday, 12 November 2010, 1:32 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) is greatly disappointed that the Secretary of Internal Affairs has ignored advice on the proposed status of the National Library and Archives NZ within the newly merged Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). More >>
No excuse for the continuing gender pay gap
Monday, 8 November 2010, 4:32 pm | PSA
There is no excuse for the continuing gender pay gap in the public service, says Brenda Pilott, Public Service Association National Secretary. The New Zealand Census of Women’s Participation released today by the Human Rights Commission shows that ... More >>
Angry ACC workers stage one day strike
Monday, 8 November 2010, 11:29 am | Public Service Association
Workers in Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) are staging a one-day strike today in support of their claim for fair pay. More >>
PPP prison savings from paying staff poor wages
Friday, 5 November 2010, 4:24 pm | Public Service Association
The savings that Finance Minister Bill English says will come from a new prison to be built under a private-public partnership will most likely be achieved by the contractor employing less staff to run it and paying staff less than public prison workers, ... More >>
Historic sleepover case filed
Thursday, 28 October 2010, 3:43 pm | PSA
The New Zealand Public Service Association has filed legal proceedings against over 30 businesses where our members work sleepovers. More >>
PSA congratulates public servants for top ranking
Thursday, 28 October 2010, 10:13 am | Public Service Association
New Zealand’s public servants are to be congratulated for their role in keeping New Zealand at the top of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, says the Public Service Association (PSA). More >>
Merger has potential to downgrade Chief Archivist
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 4:05 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) has told a select committee that downgrading the roles of Chief Archivist and National Librarian to 3rd tier managers in a newly merged Department of Internal Affairs will effectively disable them. More >>
Disability care sector desperately needs funding
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 10:40 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says it's time the government increased its funding of the disability care sector. More >>
Industry led inspections risk quality of NZ meat
Friday, 1 October 2010, 5:32 pm | Public Service Association
Moves by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) to allow meat companies to do their own inspections will put human health and overseas markets at risk, says the Public Service Association (PSA). More >>
Ministry of Education kick off industrial action
Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 4:44 pm | PSA
Workers at the Ministry of Education are holding a two-hour work stoppage at offices across the country on Thursday September 30. More >>
Independent government meat inspection at risk
Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 3:50 pm | PSA
Transferring the role of meat inspection from independent government officials to meat company employees will be disastrous for the country’s multi-billion dollar meat industry says the Public Service Association (PSA). More >>
Job cuts at Auckland council are too drastic
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 2:00 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the scale of job losses at Auckland council was unnecessary and could have been avoided if better use of attrition had been adopted. More >>
PSA challenges local government candidates
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 5:21 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA has launched a new website for its members and the public to help people make an informed choice when voting in local body elections. More >>
90-day job trials will deepen workplace inequality
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 5:11 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) has told Parliament that extending the right to sack workers without reason or redress will strengthen workplace inequality and erode trust and confidence between employers and employees More >>
MPs present contrasting vision of state services
Wednesday, 22 September 2010, 3:25 pm | Public Service Association
Two starkly contrasting visions of the state services have drawn strong reactions from delegates at the Public Service Association’s National Congess. More >>
Ryall, Robertson to speak at PSA Congress
Monday, 20 September 2010, 5:01 pm | Public Service Association
The Minister of State Services Tony Ryall and Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson will both speak at the Public Service Association (PSA) National Congress in Wellington next week. More >>
Six year sentence for prison officer killer
Saturday, 18 September 2010, 11:29 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) questions whether the six year sentence for an inmate who killed a prison officer at Springhill Prison sends a strong enough message. More >>
Tony Ryall and Grant Robertson to speak to PSA
Thursday, 16 September 2010, 9:52 am | Public Service Association
The Minister of State Services Tony Ryall and Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson will both speak at the Public Service Association (PSA) National Congress in Wellington next week. More >>
