More sick leave a win for working people
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
NZPSA Admin 23 Jul 2021
PSA members welcome the increase in sick leave entitlement to 10 days, that comes into effect...
Integrated response to housing crisis needed
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
The PSA calls on the government to urgently re-think its response to the housing crisis, and to fund and implement...
Abortion safe areas protect staff & service users from bullying & harassment
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
Public Service Association members today spoke to the Health Select Committee in support of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe...
Social insurance will protect all workers, particularly those at highest risk
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
The Public Service Association strongly supports government plans to develop a social insurance scheme, which will protect all workers but...
Support workers “can’t stop smiling”: Budget funds properly paid breaks & travel time
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
With funding confirmed in Budget 2021, home and community support workers will soon be paid their normal hourly rate while...
Public workers welcome Budget commitment to liveable incomes
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
Public Service Association members will celebrate today’s Budget boosts for beneficiaries and low-paid workers, and the announcement of new programmes...
PSA supports Chief Ombudsman investigation, points to understaffing concerns
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
Public Service Association members will actively cooperate with the Chief Ombudsman’s investigation into the Department of Corrections.
The union says its...
PSA meets with government – union members will bargain for pay increases
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
A delegation from the Public Service Association today discussed upcoming pay negotiations with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance,...
Fair Pay Agreements good news for employees, but contractors need protection too
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
Cabinet has approved a framework for drafting Fair Pay Agreement legislation. The Public Service Association says this means low-paid workers...
Pay restrictions punish public servants who protected us from Covid-19
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
The government has announced two more years of pay restriction for public servants, and the workers’ union says they feel...
PSA welcomes Waitangi Tribunal report, urges action over unsafe workloads
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
The union for Oranga Tamariki employees welcomes the release of the Waitangi Tribunal’s report, He Pāharakeke, He Rio Whakakīkinga Whāruarua.
As...
Ministerial Review of local govt an opportunity to put people first
Source: Public Service Association (PSA)
The union for local government workers welcomes Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s planned review of the sector, but more of a focus...
