Latest media releases from the PSA.
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PSA calls on MPI to listen more to dog handlers in Auckland
20 Sep 2018
The PSA is calling on MPI to listen more to dog handlers at Auckland Airport who have been advocating for a longstanding roster in the Border... Read more -
Interim Tax Working Group report shows signs of extending the tax net
20 Sep 2018
The options put forward for taxing capital income in the interim report delivered by the Tax Working Group (TWG) today show good potential for extending the... Read more -
Changes to the 1972 Equal Pay Act will make it easier for women to achieve equal pay
19 Sep 2018
The PSA supports the Government’s announcement of amendments to the 1972 Equal Pay Act. Read more -
MOJ industrial action strikes close to Courts
19 Sep 2018
Around 1500 Ministry of Justice staff walked off the job for two hours today, with rallies held outside Courts across the country. Read more -
"Chris Hipkins needs to stay in his lane": PSA criticises minister over parliament funding comments
14 Sep 2018
Proper funding for parliamentary offices, including the Opposition, is a central part of our democracy, and Ministers cannot just dismiss it out of hand, the PSA... Read more -
Come on Tauranga Council - pay your staff a Living Wage
13 Sep 2018
Tauranga City councillors should do the decent thing and agree to pay all their staff the Living Wage, the PSA says. Read more -
IRD and PSA finalise new collective agreement, ending industrial dispute
10 Sep 2018
PSA members at the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective employment agreement, ending a high-profile industrial dispute. Read more -
"Where’s the Justice?" Ministry staff ponder strike action as talks fail
05 Sep 2018
Nearly 2000 PSA members at the Ministry of Justice are voting on strike action later this month, in an attempt to get a fair deal for... Read more -
Long-overdue state sector reform needs to deliver for Aotearoa
04 Sep 2018
Reform of the State Sector Act is long overdue and the public of Aotearoa needs to take this chance to develop a future-focused public service, the... Read more -
Public servants get the Living Wage they deserve
03 Sep 2018
Some of New Zealand’s lowest-paid government workers will now find it easier to pay bills, save for their retirement and feed their families, as the Government... Read more
