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Problem Gambling Foundation funding must be reinstated
The Public Service Association says the Ministry of Health must reinstate funding for the Problem Gambling Foundation. This follows the announcement that the Foundation’s funding would... Read more
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Corrections announce yet more job cuts
The Department of Corrections' plans to cut 60 jobs in Wellington will place further workload pressure on regional offices, said the Public Service Association. "The functions... Read more
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Productivity Commission report a wake-up call
Public service chief executives need to get serious about learning the lessons from their own successes and failures, said the Public Service Association. This need has... Read more
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The end of history? Te Ara job losses a disappointing sign
News that the Ministry for Culture and Heritage is to significantly reduce the number of staff working on Te Ara, the online New Zealand encyclopaedia, is... Read more
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SSC election guidance important, regardless of the delivery
Today’s release by the State Services Commission of their guidance for state servants on the election period is a welcome contribution that will assist our public... Read more
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International expert to speak on how precarious work hurts us all
Professor Guy Standing, an international expert on the causes and impacts of precarious work is speaking in Auckland and Wellington this week, in advance of the... Read more
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Congratulations to Wellington City Council for stepping up to Living Wage challenge
The Public Service Association says the Wellington City Council has stepped up to the challenge of addressing low pay and inequality by taking the first concrete... Read more
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Survey points to major dissatisfaction over AgResearch relocation plans
A survey of PSA members at AgResearch shows only one per cent are happy to relocate, while a third of those who have been asked to... Read more
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Strike action looms at Te Roopu Taurima O Manukau Trust
Staff at Te Roopu Taurima O Manukau Trust– New Zealand’s only kaupapa Maori residential disability provider - have voted to take strike action over the organisation’s... Read more
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MFAT leak report underlines badly-handled restructure
The Public Service Association says a report into the leak of confidential Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade cabinet papers serves to underline how badly-handled the... Read more