News Archives
October 2019
The PSA notified a dispute to the South Australian Employment Tribunal regarding the issues relating to DCP of Call Centre staff caring for young people overnight and the transporting of young people out of hours.
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Public Service Association (PSA) members continue to be concerned with the number of staff in Renewal SA on long term contract employment and have agreed this is the number one matter which needs to be addressed.
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The next item on the Government auction block is Trams and Trains and the fight to keep keep them public is hotting up. Many Public Service Association (PSA) members have been helping get the word out to the community by getting postcards opposing the privatisation signed by tram commuters on their way to and from work. The postcards will be delivered to Premier Steven Marshall to highlight how wide the opposition to this decision spreads.
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The Public Service Association (PSA) has received the following information from Child and Family Health Service (CAFHS) Management around proposed changes to the early parenting groups.
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The PSA has been supporting the Community Engagement team as well as a number of members in the CFS Information and Operations team in regards to complaints about bullying and harassment from management.
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SA Health has invited the Public Service Association (PSA) to provide feedback about the draft SA Health Remote and Isolated Work Safety (WHS) Policy Directive.
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On 27 September 2019 the Full Bench of SAET (South Australian Employment Tribunal) handed down its decision on the State Wage Case.
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Bullying is a serious issue in workplaces across Australia and a risk factor for depression, anxiety and suicide. It does not just hurt those involved. The wider workplace also feels the effects through lost productivity, increased absenteeism, poor morale and time spent documenting, pursuing or defending claims. It is estimated to cost Australian organisations between $6 billion and $36 billion a year.
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The federal government in July introduced a more extensive and more extreme version of its original 2017 bill in relation to registered organisations (unions).
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The Public Service Association (PSA) has lodged a dispute in the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) following a lack of response from TAFE SA to PSA members’ concerns with the CSPA process.
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The Public Service Association (PSA) lodged a dispute notification with the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) on Friday 4 October 2019 requesting an urgent listing. A conciliation conference was held on 9 October 2019.
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The Public Service Association (PSA) has been advised the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN) is proposing to update the outpatient re-appointment form.
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The PSA lodged a dispute in the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) following a lack of response from TAFE SA to PSA members’ concerns with the CSPA process.
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Further to the Public Service Association (PSA) Information Update issued to all TAFE SA members on 18 October 2019, the PSA has received a response from TAFE SA to the PSA’s email outlining the concerns of the PSA and members.
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The initial date for closure of consultation for the employee relations restructure was 30 September 2019. However PSA members raised concerns regarding consultation closing despite..
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The process for applying for jobs in the new structure is underway with interviews happening over the coming weeks. The next consultative committee meeting for the overall restructure is on Monday 28 October 2019.
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The Public Service Association (‘PSA’) has written to the TAFE SA Chief Executive (‘CE’), notifying of a consultation dispute about the Facilities And Procurement (‘FAPS’) Restructure and impacts on Gilles Plains (‘GP’) Stores.
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The Public Service Association (PSA) and Worksite Representatives at the Adelaide Youth Training Centre (AYTC) have worked very hard negotiating great outcomes for staffing levels at Goldsborough Road site when the movement of young people from Jonal Drive occurs.
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Your Public Service Association (PSA) Worksite Representatives (WSR’s) along with PSA Organiser Paul Moroney met with Department for Trade, Tourism and Investment yesterday.
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The Public Service Association (PSA) is pleased to advise that we were successful in our arguments at the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) where it was confirmed that TAFE SA must uphold their obligations under the South Australian Modern Public Sector Enterprise Agreement: Salaried 2017 (‘SAMPSEAS’).
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On Friday 28 October 2019, PSA Team Leader Organising and PSA Worksite Representative met with Disability to discuss issues that members had raised about the move of BCU staff from Strathmont to the city.
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PSA members would be aware that members of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) will be taking action in the form of one hour stop work meetings in support of a new fair enterprise agreement.
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PSA Worksite Representatives raised the issue of accrual of flexitime with PSA Organiser after members advised that the TimePro system would not record accrued flexitime over 20 hours. The PSA then wrote to the Public Trustee to seek rectification of this issue.
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The Public Service Association (PSA) continues to be in dispute with the Department for Child Protection (DCP) about Call Centre Shift Team staff being asked to care for children instead of performing their core duties, resulting in a backlog of notifications.
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The last pay rise from your current enterprise agreement should have appeared in your pay last week. This is the third pay rise negotiated by the PSA under the current agreement, which has a nominal expiry in January 2020. The agreement will continue to operate until a successor agreement is in place.
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