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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 >>
PSA shares judge’s frustration with Ministry
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 9:18 am | PSA
The Public Service Association shares the frustration expressed by a Christchurch judge this morning that the long running dispute involving Ministry of Justice staff has not been resolved. More >>
PSA concerned at director-general stepping down
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 4:05 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is concerned the Ministry of Health is losing an experienced Director-General at a time the health sector is going through major upheavals. More >>
Government Must Come Clean On Public Service Plan
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 12:58 pm | Public Service Association
“If the government has a plan to redraw the map of public sector it should put the plan on the table and let everyone know what it is,” says PSA national secretary Brenda Pilott “It should also tell us what the problem is that it’s trying to ... More >>
PSA supports taskforce call for secure funding
Thursday, 4 March 2010, 11:32 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association supports the Crown Research Institute Taskforce call for the government to provide greater certainty of funding for CRIs and to focus on research in the national interest rather than making a profit for the Crown. More >>
Auckland ‘super city’ legislation needs fixing
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 9:21 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is warning the government that it risks losing skilled and experienced workers needed to run Auckland’s new ‘super city’. More >>
Justice Workers Strike Nationwide
Monday, 1 March 2010, 11:50 am | Public Service Association
Ministry of Justice staff at courts, tribunals and other Ministry worksites throughout the country have walked off the job and gone on strike for 23 hours. They went on strike at 11am this morning and will not return to work until 10am tomorrow (Tuesday ... More >>
