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24.01.2022 NEW MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS PSA member Kam Baker has worked as a firefighter for 40 years, beginning his career at just 14 as a NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer. Last year, he was the Incident Controller at Port Macquarie, an area particularly affected by bushfires. In April, Kam was diagnosed with PTSD.

23.01.2022 Australia’s universities are set to drop out of the world’s top 100 higher education rankings and the elite sandstones must accept a much diminished future after the loss of foreign student fees, Australian Catholic University vice-chancellor Greg Craven warns. In his last interview before leaving ACU after 13 years in charge, Professor Craven says universities’ $7bn over-reliance on Chinese students is like a drug addiction and the nation’s elite institutions could cannibalise the student cohorts of mid-tier universities to make up for huge losses in foreign fees throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

21.01.2022 CPSU-NSW Professional Staff Union Delegates have identified members at Charles Sturt University (CSU) who are impacted by up to $5,500 in unpaid superannuation. This reinforces the importance of being a member of the CPSU-NSW. It demonstrates the value of being able to seek advice and representation from our delegates, industrial and legal staff to ensure you are remunerated appropriately. If this oversight had not been identified, current staff leaving employment through redundancy would have stood to miss out on more than $250,000 in superannuation payments.

18.01.2022 The exodus of international students due to the COVID-19 pandemic has cost Sydney's economy $2.5 billion as small businesses go quiet and rental properties remain empty.

17.01.2022 Your union, the CPSU NSW. has been provided with Workplace Change Proposals from Macquarie University in the areas of IT, Finance and Learning and Teaching. The CPSU NSW is extremely concerned about the job losses proposed by the university and will fight to protect your interests at this difficult time. At the meeting of the Professional Staff Implementation Committee on 11 November the CPSU NSW raised concerns about workload issues arising from the Voluntary Redundancy process and the health and safety implications of restructures.

17.01.2022 SOUTHERN CROSS UNI CHANGE PLAN DISPUTE The CPSU NSW - the Professional Staff Union - recently notified a Dispute with Southern Cross University (SCU) in relation to failure to provide critical documentation such as organisational charts and position descriptions. SCU has now provided the CPSU NSW with current and proposed organisational charts, as well as more detailed position descriptions.... The CPSU NSW and SCU held a dispute meeting this week to discuss issues affecting our members, including recruitment processes, redeployment, matching and workload issues. Progress was made in relation to these issues and the CPSU NSW will advise you when there are any further developments. Your union is working hard to protect your jobs and entitlements and invites you to provide feedback or raise issues of concern at this time. CPSU NSW members who need support or advice should contact their local delegate or call the Member Support Centre on 1300 772 679

16.01.2022 KELLAS STREET LANDSLIP Heavy rain has caused a landslip in Kellas Street, Lismore, between the unnamed road which runs into Parkwalk Street and the entrance to ...Southern Cross University. This section of the road is closed please use an alternative entrance to the university and avoid Kellas Street if you are not a resident. Thanks everyone... please be extra careful on the roads today. There is lots of water, debris and flood damage out there. And please never drive, ride or walk through floodwater.

15.01.2022 Sydney University: update on Voluntary Redundancy Program Professional Staff will be aware the university will soon issue a Final Change Plan for the Voluntary Redundancy Program. The CPSU NSW consulted its members to gauge their views, discussed the proposal at length and provided feedback to the university. Read More: https://cpsunsw.org.au//sydney-university-update-voluntar/

13.01.2022 The University of Sydney will earn almost as much in student revenue this year as it expected before the pandemic, after the domestic market stayed strong and fewer international students dropped out than it had feared.

12.01.2022 Employer groups have welcomed emergency provisions that will allow businesses to cut workers’ pay and conditions for at least the next two years. The Australian Industry Group and Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry praised the Coalition for suspending the better off overall test on workplace pay deals, a move that has already prompted fierce backlash from unions.

09.01.2022 After decades of chalking up record profits, Australian universities are now mired in a deep crisis. But if we’re going to defend let alone rebuild the sector, its champions have to reject the subordination of education to the bottom line.

09.01.2022 The Morrison Government’s omnibus IR Bill will allow employers to make agreements that cut the wages and conditions of workers. Working people have already sacrificed so much during this pandemic, these proposed laws will punish them. This bill must be stopped.

09.01.2022 MESSAGE TO CHARLES STURT UNI MEMBERS FROM CSU BRANCH COMMITTEE A short update on what’s been happening: Superannuation on severance payments: You may remember from the last update the CPSU was in dispute over the application of clause 33.9 in regard to superannuation on severance payments. The university, while not accepting it has breached the EA has advised that clause 33.9 will be applied as it is written in the agreement. This means that for staff who took voluntary red...undancies in OR1 they will be paid any superannuation payments that they are owed (in some cases over $5000). The impacted staff will be those that have more than 15yrs full time service and have taken or been made redundant in OR1 & 2 The clause will also be applied correctly for those taking VR in OR2. Weekly meeting with P&C: Your delegates are meeting weekly and sometime twice a week with P&C to sort out any issues that arise. Please if you have any questions or issues you would like us to deal with send them to me. OR2: we have been pushing P&C hard to give use firm dates on the change proposals/Possible VR round for Professional staff in the faculties. There are delays around this process due to a dispute over change processes by the other Union. We are hoping this will be resolved this week. P&C have indicated that staff will know before Xmas what is proposed however implementation may be delayed until early 2021. We remind you to use the support services that are available including the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). It is available to all employees to provide confidential and professional support with personal or work related matters should you need to contact them. We are here to assist. Please contact us or the Member Support Centre 1300 772 679 Kind Regards Andrew Cox [email protected] 69332924 John Jones [email protected] 69332999

03.01.2022 A new partnership between the University of NSW, University of Newcastle and the University of Wollongong, will combine each institution's research strengths and facilities to become the largest Australian research group focused on energy issues.

01.01.2022 TOO BIG TO FAIL Members of the PSA and CPSU NSW would know our coverage is as diverse as the confectionery aisle at the local supermarket. We cover white and bl...ue-collar jobs, male- and female-dominated industries, office and field work, national and state systems. But generally in the midst of this pandemic there has been one commonality an increased demand for the vital services our members provide. There is one exception the university sector. Not that the jobs our members perform there in nonacademic roles are being underutilised but the sector is experiencing its own unique demand crisis. COVID-19 and resultant border closures have led to a huge drop in international student numbers and a consequent financial crisis on a scale that we have never witnessed before. But like Hansel and Gretel (hopefully with breadcrumbs intact), how we got here gives us some indications on how we get out of it. Read the full article at https://psa.asn.au/red-tape-october-december-2020/ (page 8)