Latest media releases from the PSA.
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Abortion safe areas protect staff & service users from bullying & harassment
28 May 2021
Public Service Association members today spoke to the Health Select Committee in support of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill. Read more -
Social insurance will protect all workers, particularly those at highest risk
24 May 2021
The Public Service Association strongly supports government plans to develop a social insurance scheme, which will protect all workers but particularly those employed in sectors prone... Read more -
Support workers "can’t stop smiling": Budget funds properly paid breaks & travel time
21 May 2021
With funding confirmed in Budget 2021, home and community support workers will soon be paid their normal hourly rate while driving from one client to... Read more -
Public workers welcome Budget commitment to liveable incomes
20 May 2021
Public Service Association members will celebrate today’s Budget boosts for beneficiaries and low-paid workers, and the announcement of new programmes to tackle the housing crisis. Read more -
PSA supports Chief Ombudsman investigation, points to understaffing concerns
19 May 2021
Public Service Association members will actively cooperate with the Chief Ombudsman’s investigation into the Department of Corrections. Read more -
PSA meets with government - union members will bargain for pay increases
11 May 2021
A delegation from the Public Service Association today discussed upcoming pay negotiations with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, the Minister for the Public Service,... Read more -
Fair Pay Agreements good news for employees, but contractors need protection too
07 May 2021
Cabinet has approved a framework for drafting Fair Pay Agreement legislation. The Public Service Association says this means low-paid workers can look forward to improved and... Read more -
Pay restrictions punish public servants who protected us from Covid-19
05 May 2021
The government has announced two more years of pay restriction for public servants, and the workers’ union says they feel betrayed. Read more -
PSA welcomes Waitangi Tribunal report, urges action over unsafe workloads
30 Apr 2021
The union for Oranga Tamariki employees welcomes the release of the Waitangi Tribunal’s report, He Pāharakeke, He Rio Whakakīkinga Whāruarua. Read more -
Vaccines are essential but employment rights must be protected
30 Apr 2021
The government has made vaccinations mandatory for border and MIQ workers. The Public Service Association says unvaccinated border staff should be redeployed, and their employment rights... Read more
