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PSA Lifts Some Strike Action By DOL
Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 1:07 pm | Public Service Association
As a result of progress in negotiations with the Department of Labour, staff who belong to the PSA have lifted some of their strike action. More >>
Provisions To Be Provided For Core Public Service
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 4:56 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA, Government and State Services Commission have developed a package of leave provisions for staff in the core public service that are part of a programme to retain and recruit skilled staff and improve the public's access to public services. More >>
Akld Council Highlights Cost of Contracting Out
Monday, 26 May 2008, 11:51 am | Public Service Association
The millions of dollars the Auckland City Council is paying to former staff who have become consultants highlights the cost to the public of contracting out-work by local government bodies and other public sector organisations, says PSA National Secretary ... More >>
Time for Answers on Where Tax Cuts Come From: PSA
Monday, 26 May 2008, 10:50 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is increasingly concerned about a one-sided debate about tax cuts-with little to no detail from parties about what services will be cut to pay for them. More >>
PSA Welcomes Commitment To Strong Public Services
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 5:10 pm | PSA
The PSA is pleased the Government has listened to New Zealanders who value public services, and the International Monetary Fund who urged caution, and resisted calls for unaffordable tax cuts. More >>
Funding Urgent For Intellectual Disability Sector
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:31 am | Public Service Association
A report issued today provides further proof that workers supporting intellectually disabled New Zealanders, who live in community houses, are under-paid and the sector urgently needs more funding. More >>
PSA Calls On Cullen To Deliver Budget
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 2:32 pm | Public Service Association
As the country waits for Finance Minister Michael Cullen to deliver The Budget on Thursday (May 22) the PSA is calling on the Government to deliver a Budget that is about more than just tax cuts. More >>
PSA To Set Up Public Service Ethics Committee
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 11:52 am | Public Service Association
The PSA agrees with the Government decision to have the Auditor-General investigate the Immigration Service following the resignation of its head Mary Anne Thompson. More >>
DOL To Strike For A Better Pay System
Friday, 16 May 2008, 3:58 pm | Public Service Association
Department of Labour staff are to strike for an improved pay offer and because the performance management system, used for setting their pay, is confusing, inconsistent and unfair. More >>
DoLTo Strike For A Better Pay System
Friday, 16 May 2008, 3:14 pm | Public Service Association
Department of Labour staff are to strike for an improved pay offer and because the performance management system, used for setting their pay, is confusing, inconsistent and unfair. More >>
Auckland Museum Staff Feeling Threatened
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 2:33 pm | Public Service Association
Staff at Auckland Museum want their management to stop arguing about figures and full time equivalents and focus on the fact that they're feeling confused and threatened as a result of the museum's restructuring. More >>
Auckland Museum Has Failed To Justify Redundancies
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:51 am | Public Service Association
The PSA is alarmed that the Auckland War Memorial Museum has told almost half its permanent staff that their jobs have been disestablished and they will have to apply for and gain new jobs if they want to remain working at the museum. More >>
PSA Commends Decision To Resign
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 3:00 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA commends the decision of Immigration Service head, Mary Anne Thompson, to resign. “There have been continued questions about her handling of residency applications by members of her family,” says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
DoL Staff Voting To Take Industrial Action
Monday, 12 May 2008, 10:38 am | Public Service Association
Department of Labour staff are attending meetings throughout the country to vote on taking industrial action. More >>
PSA Negotiates Settlement for Nurses
Sunday, 4 May 2008, 4:57 pm | Public Service Association
PSA Negotiates Settlement for Mental Health and Public Health Nurses A PSA-led negotiating team has reached a settlement in collective agreement negotiations covering 2400 mental health and public health nurses. More >>
Disability Sector Must Have Necessary Funding
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 9:16 am | PSA
The PSA supports the ‘carers’ strategy’ launched today but says the Government must ensure it resources any extra use of residential services for the disabled that flow from the strategy. More >>
PSA Welcomes Iain Rennie
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 9:11 am | PSA
PSA MEDIA RELEASE April 28, 2008 For Immediate Use PSA Welcomes Iain Rennie As New State Services Commissioner More >>
PSA Welcomes SSC Investigation
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 6:02 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA welcomes the investigation by the State Services Commissioner into how applications for residency in New Zealand by relatives of the head of the Immigration Service were handled by the Department of Labour. More >>
Auckland Local Govt Staff Submission
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 4:06 pm | Public Service Association
Two thousand four hundred local government staff in Auckland have told the Royal Commission On Auckland Governance they want local government that delivers high-quality, value-for-money services for Aucklanders and decent work and decent workplaces for ... More >>
PSA Seeks Extra Funding for DOC
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:27 am | Public Service Association
The PSA is very concerned about a proposal to cut jobs at the Department of Conservation and says the Government needs to address the department's budget shortfall. More >>
