Union votes to step up industrial campaign against government News The CPSU vows to escalate an industrial campaign against the Abbott government, agreeing to consider strike action over disputes at dozens of Commonwealth agencies.
Cutting with care: after the spill, Comms Dept lives up to name August 28, 2014 By Stephen Easton Features After a controversial “spill-and-fill”, staff at the Department of Communications have resettled with minimum pain. The Mandarin discovered what made this restructure a success.
Public service must address conflict of interest: Tas Auditor-General August 22, 2014 By David Donaldson News Tasmania’s Auditor-General raises concerns over conflict of interest and the hiring of casual and labour hire workers in a new report into recruitment transparency.
Tassie budget deficit shows need for pay pause: Treasurer August 13, 2014 By David Donaldson News A report from Treasury shows the Tasmanian budget deficit is growing — making the case for freezing public sector pay, according to the Treasurer.
'20k jobs at risk': government seeks interest in claims processing August 8, 2014 By Harley Dennett News Is the Department of Health moving to privatise Medicare, Veterans’ Affairs and PBS claim processing? The union calls it a “nasty, sneaky” move to sack 20,000 public servants.
Wage freeze proposed in Tasmania to 'save jobs' July 23, 2014 By David Donaldson News The Tasmanian Government says it’s committed to saving public sector jobs. It’s signed off on a wage freeze to get the budget under control.