News Archives
July 2017
At a recent Forum the Director of Operational Services presented the proposed Administration Support Services Workforce Profiles to be applied in CALHN as part of the transition to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH).
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The PSA has been consistently supporting member groups at Lyell McEwin Hospital (LMH) over recent months with issues within the Emergency Department, Medical Records, Wards, Social Work Department and Clinical Coding. These issues have mainly related to unsustainable work loads, health and safety concerns and appropriate classification level for duties undertaken.
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The PSA has recently received formal notification and a discussion paper relating to a proposed formal professional structure for Allied Health within Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN).
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Members would be aware that the Return to Work Corporation (Crown Claims Management) Amendment Bill 2017 was defeated in the Legislative Council on 21 June 2017 and that there has not been a transfer of new claims to RTWSA from 1 July 2017.
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NALHN MH has written to the Public Service Association (PSA) seeking feedback regarding a proposed Consultation Plan for the proposed relocations of Older Persons Mental Health Services and Forensic Mental Health Services.
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As members are aware, the Public Service Association (PSA) and members have all been waiting for the release of the Deloitte Report implementation plan/timeframes and the Greg Stevens Report and workshop information.
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The PSA Consultative Group, composed of both PSA members and PSA officials, will commence consulting directly with SA Pathology on the ‘updated’ SA Pathology Proposed Operational Configuration and Workforce Model from Thursday 13 July 2017.
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A substantial amount of organisational change is under-way across a variety of units within Shared Services. This change ranges from unit title changes to significant changes in the way in which work is completed on a day to day basis.
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As the principal public sector union the PSA was the first union to lodge a dispute over the premature release of the tender process to provide the Outpatient Medical Imaging Service at the new RAH. There is currently a hearing at the South Australian Employment Tribunal.
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The Flinders University Enterprise Agreement 2014 – 2017 has a nominal expiry date of 30 June 2017 but will continue in force until replaced by a successor Enterprise Agreement.
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The Public Service Association (PSA) was recently advised that Policy and Governance has undertaken a review of the legal officer roles that reside in the Legal and Legislative Policy Unit.
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Recent communications from DCP to all staff have highlighted the Child and Young People (Safety) Bill 2017 has included amendments that require staff working in licensed residential facilities to undertake psychological testing. Currently it is not clear whether government run facilities are covered by this requirement. This new legislation is not yet enacted, i.e. conditions of employment today are the same as yesterday.
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As members would be aware, Enterprise Bargaining has commenced for a successor Enterprise Agreement (EA) to the 2015 EA. Pay increases and changes to conditions of employment are negotiated through the Enterprise Bargaining process. A draft Enterprise Agreement is then presented to all employees to vote on.
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The PSA has received a copy of the SALHN division of Medicine Clinical Reconfiguration Service Plan
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A consultation paper on the proposed Central Adelaide Local Health Network Cancer Administration Services Team (CAST) has been circulated.
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The Draft Retained Functions Organisational Structure for the Land Services Group, is being released for consultation.The release of this information marks an important step as to the proposed retained sections of the Land Services Group, as well as which functions are proposed to be taken over by the new Service Provider.
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The PSA, PSA Worksite Representatives and members representing corporate services came together to discuss the new proposed structures for Finance and Business Services and ICT Services in the Department for Child Protection (DCP).
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DCSI has developed a process for managing materially affected staff (“the Materially Affected Process”) through which it is proposed that employees’ roles will be identified as impacted by the NDIS reforms and referred to the Office for Public Sector (OPS) to commence case management, in an effort to secure alternative Public Sector employment or assist employees with job readiness.
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In the most recent State Budget, it was announced that the Statewide Gambling Therapy Service (SGTS) is to remain funded until at least 2018. The Public Service Association (PSA) will continue the fight into the future for continued funding of the service.
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EB negotiations have been continuing, with an increased and intensive focus on the PSA’s proposals.The PSA reported to members in our last EB Information Update that we had advised government we required an immediate increased and intensive focus on the salaried enterprise agreement negotiations.
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PSA members have been told by DPTI management that the unions involved in the Technical Services Review are “happy” with the proposal to cut jobs from the Technical Services Directorate.
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Thanks to all who attended the meeting yesterday at the PSA to formalise the collective approach that PSA Members will undertake through the proposed privatisation and transition process in the Land Services Group.
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The South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) has found that the Department of Health breached the consultation provisions of the Enterprise Agreement and has recommended that it cease all activities in relation to the tender process for outsourcing Outpatients Medical Imaging at the new RAH for at least the next four weeks.
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After more than two decades in the newspaper format, the PSA magazine - Public Sector Review - has had a makeover.
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PSA members at the Public Trustee met on 20 July 2017 to put their views forward on the ongoing workloads dispute. The recent PSA survey was the focus of the discussion and an overview of survey responses was provided at the meeting.
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The Public Service Association (PSA) attended two Maintenance Meetings on Thursday 20 July 2017 at Housing SA offices Marion and Elizabeth, the commencement of the 'Consultation Process'.
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The PSA summarised the current state of enterprise agreement negotiations in yesterday’s Salaried Enterprise Bargaining General Meeting by tabling the following statement.
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The Deputy Chief Executive for SA Health, Don Frater, confirmed today that SA Health has halted the assessment of tenders for the outsourcing of the Outpatient Imaging Service at the new RAH, and will “continue” genuine consultation on the KPMG Options document in accordance with the Commissioner’s Recommendations of 20 July 2017.
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SSOs are entitled to accumulate retention leave for each completed month of effective service in each financial year after 15 years of service.
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