Public Sector Review Magazine May 2018

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When we Dream Together

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Income Protection

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Know your rights – Maternity Leave

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New Zealand Holiday Homes

CONTENTS From the General Secretary: A Public Sector for the Future

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From the President: Business as Usual

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From the Assistant General Secretary: A Proud History

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Enterprise Agreement: RoundUp 8 Income Protection For Injured Workers

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PSA Special Election Forum 10 A First for the PSA | Child Protection Know Your Rights:

Maternity, Adoption and Paid Partner Leave

A message from the General Secretary We all know that union membership and union density is critical to our success.

INDUSTRIAL NEWS When We Dream Together Dr John Falzon

WELCOME

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We see hundreds of positive examples and outcomes of our negotiated and hard fought for working conditions every day.

We encourage all members to help raise the profile of our union in your worksites so that these hard fought for conditions remain. Have an open discussion with your colleagues and encourage non-members to join.

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Know Your Super Legal Personal Repersentative

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MEMBER NEWS Building a Positive Future Youth Survey Report

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Member Profile: Tonia Bradstreet 17 Out and About With PSA Members

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Womens Action Network

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Public Service Recognition Award

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APHEDA 21 Unions in Phillippines

MEMBER BENEFITS The Hidden Secrets of Holidaying in New Zealand

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PSA Plus

Save on a New Zealand Holiday

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Health Partners

Taking Care of others sufferering from Anxiety or Depression

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Theatre Offering

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Journey Accident Cover

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PSA Holiday Home

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Training Calendar

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The website has general interest articles, a links page and specific sections for women, schools, higher education and correctional services.

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Review Public Sector

The Public Sector Review is an official publication of the Public Service Association of SA Inc and the Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group) SA Branch.

Comments, letters and editorial material to: ‘The Editor’, Public Sector Review Level 5, 122 Pirie Street, Adelaide SA 5000 Selected articles are published electronically on the PSA website at www.cpsu.asn.au Tel: 08 8205 3200 Fax: 08 8223 6509 Toll-Free: 1800 811 457 Email: enquiries@cpsu.asn.au

by Nev Kitchin

With a new government comes a new era, new challenges, and potentially new threats.

Also, undoubtedly as occurs with change, comes new possibilities.

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A PUBLIC SECTOR FOR THE FUTURE

We ask Worksite Representatives to continue to engage with your members and proudly promote the crucial role our Association plays, as you are our voice on the ground and are an integral part of our union.

Designed and Printed on Recycled and Sustainably sourced paper by Created 2 Print, 107 Sturt Street, Adelaide SA. www.created2print.com The Public Sector Review’s official publication number is PP565001/0010.

Volume 2, Number 2.

Responsibility for political content in this publication is taken by Nev Kitchin.

Cover Image: PSA members at a PSA Young Members Lunch.

We should therefore ask ourselves, what kind of public sector does our South Australian community expect or require?

Put simply, our community needs a public sector that delivers public services equitably for the whole community, and which has appropriate and adequate resourcing so that services are delivered to our community at the highest possible standard.

Our government is responsible for ensuring public services are delivered in the interests of justice, fairness, and equality. Governments must ensure they act in the best interests of their communities and be accountable in providing, delivering and regulating public services.

Our public services must be sustainable for the future so that our children and grandchildren have access to quality public services as a basic human right.

Public services should be accessible by all community members without the fear of having to pay an exorbitant price for something that we used to own, but

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which was instead sold off for a onceoff cash injection through some form of privatisation.

As a prosperous and civilised community, South Australian public services should be world leading.

With the change in government, some of our members may have concerns about potential cuts to those services.

should therefore “askWeourselves, what kind of public sector does our South Australian community expect or require?

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Members are rightly concerned that the services you proudly provide to fellow South Australians in health, education, emergency services, justice, primary industries, and environment – just to name a few – could be reduced and diminished.

There are some partisan elements in our community who are encouraging the government to reduce public sector services and staff as a means of generating employment in the private sector. These calls are misplaced and counter-productive. Cuts to public sector services directly affect the community including the small businesses which rely on the public services they need and the customers they serve.

Any potential cuts to the public sector would impact not only on public sector workers and their families but every part of the community they devote their lives to serving.

Currently there are hundreds of vacancies across government.

In some areas, we have members working double shifts with no respite in sight. Child Protection, for example, is still hundreds of staff short.

The levels of casual and short-term contract employment across government is also far too high, resulting in hard-working and dedicated public servants not being able to apply for home loans or have a sense of security in their lives, as they are continually put on short-term contracts.

Regardless of this recent change in government, you can be assured that the PSA - your union - will continue to represent the interests of you, our members, and will proudly advocate for a well-resourced public sector.

It is also important that you actively take part and continue to talk to your family and friends about the important role the public sector has in forming a solid foundation of a strong and civilised community.

Ask yourselves, your colleagues, family and friends, what kind of public sector do you want for our community, now and for the future.

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A message from the President

A message from the Assistant General Secretary

BUSINESS AS USUAL

A PROUD HISTORY

by Michael Griffiths

Since the election, the PSA has been actively working towards building constructive working relationships with the new Government.

Our leadership has requested meetings with all Ministers.

So far our General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary and myself have met with the Premier the Hon. Steven Marshall MP, the Treasurer The Hon. Rob Lucas MLC and the Minister for Correctional Services and Emergency Services The Hon. Corey Wingard MP. These meetings have been initial general discussions, with further regular meetings being established.

It is important that, as the principal public sector union advocating for and supporting the public sector, the PSA works towards building positive and constructive working relationships, and ensures awareness of the relevance of the PSA, in order to maximise our opportunity to protect the integrity of our public sector and to protect the interests of PSA members.

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The PSA leadership will continue to meet with the new Government Ministers and representatives and will keep members up to date as meetings occur.

A quick congratulations to all PSA Worksite Representatives who attended the second PSA Worksite Representatives Forum on 4 May 2018 and for making it a memorable event.

It is important for our Worksite Representatives to continue to be actively involved, and to keep talking to your colleagues

about the importance of being actively engaged in our union.

For those who missed the Forum, contact your PSA Organiser to catch up on what you missed, and to talk about how you can make our union even stronger!

May Day is an opportunity for us to pause and reflect on our shared union achievements, and on how we will add our own legacy to this proud history.

Looking back only a few generations, it was “normal” to work much longer hours often in unsafe conditions. Many Australians suffered serious workplace injuries and even death in their struggle to earn a living wage and provide for their families.

We have come a long way since then, but only through the dedication and sacrifice of union members before us who believed working people deserved better, and were willing to campaign together to achieve it.

As union members, we know every collective win has two important outcomes.

OUR VISION

OUR MISSION

A South Australian Public Sector in which PSA members are highly valued and well-resourced, with fair and secure working conditions and entitlements.

To grow, engage and empower our membership by working collectively to effectively represent, protect and actively advance PSA members’ interests.

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The immediate benefit is the win itself – securing a safer workplace, better resources, fairer entitlements or improvements to working conditions.

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The second benefit is the establishment of the new “normal”.

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We must remain united, keep campaigning and leave a legacy for future generations of union members to keep building on what we have maintained, protected and achieved together.

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Each win we achieve paves the way for the next win, and lays a new building block we will stand on for each future campaign.

become the foundation from which we negotiate even greater improvements in the future.

As we acknowledge what our predecessors have fought and won for us, we must also acknowledge the duty that we all owe to those who will come after us.

We must remain united, keep campaigning and leave a legacy for future generations of union members to keep building on what we have maintained, protected and achieved together.

The enterprise agreements we negotiate, the resources we secure and the improvements we achieve today,

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WHEN WE DREAM TOGETHER

“ When we dream

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alone, it is only a dream, but when we dream together it is the beginning of reality.

Nobody says or does anything in an historical vacuum. What has happened and what is happening encompasses and shapes how we think, how we feel, how we treat each other. Everything is connected to everything else. And everyone is connected to everyone else!

When nations feel insecure about themselves they build walls. When people feel insecure they also tend to build walls.

This wall-building is also exemplified in both the policy of governments and the public attitudes towards people who are deemed by the neoliberal consensus to have somehow failed to stand on their own two feet; people blamed and pilloried for the crime of being poor, unemployed, underemployed, in low-paid precarious employment, living with a disability, escaping domestic violence, people with caring responsibilities, students, older people living alone, especially those without assets, such as the growing cohort of single women over the age of 55 who are experiencing homelessness.

There is a growing meanness towards people who don’t have two bob to rub together. As a café owner put it to me at the time last year’s Federal Budget: “What I don’t understand”, he said, “is why the government begrudges even the lousy amount that people have to live on if they’re unemployed. Don’t they realise that people who are trying to live on a pension or allowance spend every cent they have? They don’t hide it under a mattress. Every dollar they get they send straight back into the economy. They keep nothing!

Increase what they get and you don’t

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only help them you boost spending.

Unlike when you give tax cuts to the rich.” The same, of course, goes for people in low-paid work. Which is why it makes no sense to business to slash wages and penalty rates. Does anyone honestly think that by reducing the incomes of their employees everyone else’s business except their own will experience the effects of a

Is it actually in our “interests to restrict access to higher education or healthcare to those who can afford it instead of making sure it is accessible to all who need it?

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decline in spending? And does anyone think that by increasing the wealth of the already wealthy more coffees are going to be consumed?

Similarly, there is an actively promoted grudging attitude towards using public spending to make sure every child gets the highest quality education rather than ensuring that more goes to the schools that need the least and already have the most. How do we benefit as an economy or a society if we increase education inequality?

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are denied education and training?

Is it actually in our interests to restrict access to higher education or healthcare to those who can afford it instead of making sure it is accessible to all who need it?

As the German poet, Bertolt Brecht wrote, “In the contradiction lies the hope.” And make no mistake, there is enormous, irrepressible hope in the midst of the hatred, division and demonisation we are witnessing.

There is hope because history doesn’t just happen; it is made by people. In attentively listening to the music of what happens we can hear a beautiful sound that is greater than the sound of suffering. It is the collective song of solidarity, the tenderness of the people in the face of oppression, the hunger for, and collective commitment to, creating a society which builds housing and hope for all instead of walls that lock out many. This movement for social justice is real. It is deeply practical, deeply human, deeply historical. It is expressed in simple gestures of love as well as mass movements for liberation.

We are told to bow down before the market and sacrifice everything – education, health, housing, social services– on its altar. In other words, to allow everything, including that which we have historically fought to

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protect and quarantine from its forces, to be put on sale, to be a source of profit for the few and loss for the many.

But it is life that teaches us that an injury to one is an injury to all. And the Feminist Movement that teaches us that the personal is political.

When as a people, we are injured, we become more intensely, more passionately, more personally, more collectively, political.

We are injured when government, on behalf of the rich, steals from the poor.

For this is what it means to rip funding from schools, hospitals and social services whilst refusing to make large corporations and high wealth individuals pay their share.

We are injured when unemployment and underemployment are blamed on the individual instead of fixed by the government.

We are injured when instead of a Jobs Plan, we’re served up a putting-theboot-into-the-unemployed-plan and a ripping-up-the-minimum-wage-andpenalty-rates-plan. In other words a Family Pain Plan.

education is attacked, when TAFE is undermined, when universities are deregulated.

We are injured when the public sector is dismembered and the common good is wrecked; when people are forced into poverty, compelled to rely on charity when all they long for is justice.

We are injured when “government, on behalf of the rich, steals from the poor.

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We are injured when the maximisation of profits takes priority over the rights of workers, including the residualised and discarded, the shattered and the shunned.

It is time we turned our personal stories of injustice and pain into a beautiful collective struggle for a new society.

DR JOHN FALZON Dr John Falzon, Chief Executive of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, is a social analyst, activist and poet.

He has worked in academia, community development, research and advocacy.

Dr Falzon has written and spoken widely on the structural causes of inequality in Australia and the collective struggle for social justice and is a regular media commentator. He is the author of The language of the unheard (2012) and Communists Like Us, a collection of poems released in 2017.

As the Brazilian Indigenous proverb reminds us: When we dream alone, it is only a dream, but when we dream together it is the beginning of reality.

We are injured when universal healthcare is hammered, when public

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ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT ROUNDUP The PSA has been involved in a range of enterprise agreement negotiations with a number of new agreements being concluded.

The Weekly Paid public sector enterprise agreement saw a number of improvements and protections, including the removal of a long standing clause that the government had begun to use to raise uncertainty about the enforceability of the agreement. Now enshrined in the new agreement is the entitlement to a breakfast allowance for Ministerial Chauffeurs – a long standing condition not previously in the agreement which was unilaterally removed by the employer last year. The agreement saw members receive reasonable pay rises, with a minimum of $1,500. The agreement provides for no further outsourcing or privatisation (with

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limited exemptions). Members’ rights to be represented have been improved, and injury and income protection has been achieved for injured workers (see page 9).

Members recently voted in support of SA Water’s proposed new enterprise agreement. Pay rises in the new agreement reflect those achieved in the new public sector salaried agreement.

All existing conditions have been maintained, with improvements achieved including improvements to the calculation of overtime, income protection for seriously injured workers (see page 9), 15 days Family and Domestic Violence Leave and improvements to job security through the Retraining, Redeployment and Redundancy provisions.

Other agreements recently concluded include the Novita agreement which included a number of improvements for PSA members.

SSOs, ECWs and AEWs - as many of you are aware, your enterprise agreement is up for renegotiation this year.

The PSA will be sending a survey to all PSA SSO, ECW and AEW members to find out what is important to you and what conditions you would like to build upon in your new Agreement.

This is a great opportunity for you to have your say to improve your working conditions.

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ReturnToWorkSA negotiations are nearing conclusion. Pay rises generally reflect the Salaried agreement outcome.

Negotiations are currently in progress for PSA members working in Parliament House. Members are actively involved in identifying and progressing matters that are important to them.

The universities’ enterprise agreement round is also well under way. The University of Adelaide agreement concluded with pay rises of a flat rate of $2,000 in March 2018; 1.5% in March 2019; 1.5% plus $400 in March 2020; and 1.5% in March 2021. Negotiations are continuing with Flinders University and University of SA. Negotiations for the Education Staff enterprise agreement are just starting.

The PSA will continue to engage with our members, especially our SSO members, in relation to these negotiations.

As with all enterprise bargaining processes – the more members involve themselves in the process the better the outcomes.

The PSA will also set up a working group for the Enterprise Bargaining process so keep an eye on your emails for further updates and future meeting dates.

When PSA members work together, we can achieve better outcomes, so encourage your colleagues to join the PSA to work together to improve rights and working conditions.

INCOME PROTECTION FOR INJURED WORKERS The PSA has achieved Award changes to provide income protection for workers seriously injured at work in certain circumstances.

The Award variations were approved in the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) on 20 April 2018 and will apply retrospectively to cover any eligible injury sustained from 30 September 1987. A copy of the latest Awards can be found at https:// publicsector.sa.gov.au/policiesstandards/industrial-relations/awardadvices/.

Under the current ReturnToWork scheme (previously called Workcover – i.e. Workers Compensation) most workers who are unable to return to work following a work injury are excluded from receiving income support from the scheme after two years, and from receiving medical expenses after that.

All the Awards underpinning the new SA Modern Public Sector Enterprise Agreement (SAMPSEAS) and the Weekly Paid enterprise agreement have now been varied to provide income

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and medical expenses protection beyond two years to eligible workers with eligible injuries to which would have applied under the predecessor legislation to the ReturnToWork Act. The variations to the Awards are consistent with those achieved in other public sector areas, including SA Police.

“Eligible worker” means current and former workers (irrespective of when the former worker’s employment ceased) who have had a claim accepted under a compensation Act (but does not include workers who have had their employment lawfully terminated on the grounds of serious and wilful misconduct and/or criminal conduct).

“Eligible injury” means an injury arising out of the course of the worker attending work in accordance with their employment, or performing the work for which they are employed. The injury must have resulted from conduct directed at the worker that is or appears to be a criminal offence, or which occurred as a direct and immediate result of conduct that is or appears to be a criminal offence, or which has occurred in other circumstances where the worker is placed in a dangerous situation. Psychiatric injuries are

eligible only if they are caused as a consequence of a specific incident or incidents.

The matter of income protection for workers seriously injured in the service of their community has been under consideration for some time. Following representations from unions including the PSA the former government wrote to the PSA in September 2016 confirming that benefits additional to the current work injury legislation would be applied in certain circumstances. Since then negotiations have been focussed on giving effect to that commitment, starting with basic principles being included in the new SAMPSEAS and Weekly Paid agreements. The Award variations provide a higher level of detail on the implementation and the operations of those principles.

Terms negotiated in the new SAMPSEAS 2017 provide that an Award variation in relation to income and injury protection takes precedence over the enterprise agreement.

If you have any questions about income protection for injured workers please contact the PSA Members’ Rights Hotline on (08) 8205 3227, or by email to enquiries@cpsu.asn.au.

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See some of the questions members had answered: • Does your party have any plans to reduce the number of public servants and if so, how?

• Are there any plans for cuts to the public service? Are there any services or functions that have been privatised that you would consider bringing back into public ownership?

• Why doesn’t the Government come out and support the public service, not just nurses, police and fire-fighters and openly acknowledge and promote the majority of hard-working public servants?

A FIRST FOR THE PSA

• With the growing insecure nature of work, increased term contracts, staff working on higher duties above their classification, what actions do the parties intend to take to provide public servants with more security in employment enabling them to better access or opportunities to get a car or a home loan? This is particularly an issue for younger people in the public service who might spend up to 10 years on contracts with no permanency.

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It is always important during election time for voters to know who or what they are voting for and likewise who or what they are voting against.

In order to provide PSA members greater access to information regarding party positions on the public sector, the PSA held the first PSA Special Election Forum in February.

Members, along with their families and friends, had the opportunity to hear directly from key political leaders about how they saw the role of the public sector and their positions on privatisation, including providing members a chance to have their own questions answered about these important issues.

The Forum was attended by the Hon. Jay Weatherill MP, the now former Premier of South Australia, South Australian Labor

Party; the Hon. Steven Marshall MP, then Leader of the Opposition, Liberal Party SA and current Premier of South Australia; the Hon. Tammy Franks MLC, Spokesperson for the Public Sector, The Greens SA; and Nick Xenophon, Leader, SA-Best.

The successful event attended by close to 300 guests gave leaders from each party the opportunity to outline their party position before forum facilitator, former ABC journalist Victoria Purman opened questioning.

Thank you to all members who attended this first PSA Special Election Forum and for making it such a great event.

If you missed the Forum you can watch the Forum footage in full at the PSA SA Not for Sale campaign website:

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You can also still get involved with the SA Not for Sale campaign by signing the petition, downloading a poster to hang in your workplace, and by sharing the website with colleagues, family and friends.

The website will be updated throughout the year so stay tuned.

CHILD PROTECTION SPECIAL ELECTION FORUM The PSA hosted a Child Protection Special Election Forum in March for invited PSA Worksite Representatives and members to lobby for a better child protection system for children and our members who work within it.

Those invited had a connection or interest in Child Protection.

Nat Cooke MP – Member for Fisher (representing Child Protection Minister Susan Close), the Hon. Rachel Sanderson MP – now Minister for Child Protection and shadow minister at the time, the Hon. Tammy Franks MLC – Upper House member and Greens spokesperson for Child Protection, and the Hon. Kelly Vincent MLC – Upper House member for the Dignity Party at the time attended.

coalface in Child Protection to have an open and frank discussion with key political decision makers about what we need to make our Child Protection system better for both the children and workers within it.

All invited MPs committed to meet again post election, particularly in relation to our “2 Up on Shift” campaign for at least two people on shift.

The forum was a valuable opportunity for PSA members working at the

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PSA MEMBERS’ RIGHTS HOTLINE For information and advice on your working and employment conditions, contact the PSA Members’ Rights Hotline between 8:45am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MATERNITY, ADOPTION AND PAID PARTNER LEAVE

The following information applies to members in the Public Sector employed under the South Australian Modern Public Sector Enterprise Agreement: Salaried 2017. Members employed under different enterprise agreements should contact the PSA Members’ Rights Hotline on 8205 3227 for information about maternity leave specific to their employment.

PSA members achieved some significant improvements to maternity leave provisions in the latest Public Sector Salaried Enterprise Agreement. The information that follows covers some of the more common questions the PSA receives about maternity leave in the Public Sector.

you will be paid at the full-time ASO2 rate. This includes allowances that are expressed as payable for all purposes.

Other allowances, penalties or additional payments are excluded from paid maternity and adoption leave (clause 13.3.3.2).

Who is eligible for Paid Maternity and Adoption Leave?

Any employee, other than a casual employee, who has completed 12 months continuous service prior to the birth of the child.

What about the Federal Government’s paid maternity leave?

The paid leave available from the enterprise agreement described above operates in addition to the federal parental leave scheme currently in operation (clause 13.3.8).

How much paid leave is available?

Eligible employees who have up to five (5) years service are entitled to 16 weeks paid leave (clause 13.3.1). Eligible employees with five (5) or more years service are entitled to 20 weeks paid leave (clause 13.3.2).

What is the maximum amount of leave available?

The total paid and unpaid leave must not exceed 104 calendar weeks (two years) in relation to the employee’s child (clause 13.3.3.1).

What rate will I be paid while on leave?

Employees will be paid their ordinary rate of pay from the day the leave commences That is, if you are ordinarily a full-time ASO2 the week before your leave begins,

How much leave is available to parttime employees?

Part-time employees have the same entitlements as full-time employees, but are paid on a pro-rata basis according

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to the average number of contracted hours during the immediately preceding 12 months (disregarding any periods of leave) (clause 13.3.5).

Can I return to work from maternity and adoption leave on a part-time basis?

Employees are entitled to return to work from maternity and adoption leave on a part-time basis while maintaining the right of return to their pre-maternity or pre-adoption leave employment basis until the child’s second birthday.

The days and hours of the part-time arrangement will be as agreed by the employee and the Chief Executive (cause 13.5).

What do I need to do to return to work from maternity and adoption leave on a part-time basis?

Employees need to make a request to return to work on a part-time basis to their Chief Executive at least six (6) weeks prior to the date that their maternity or adoption leave is due to expire (clause 13.5.1.1).

Phone: (08) 8205 3227 Email: enquiries@cpsu.asn.au

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When do I have to make a decision to return to my pre-maternity or preadoption leave employment basis?

At least six (6) weeks prior to the relevant child’s second birthday, an employee who has returned to work on a part-time basis must advise their Chief Executive of their intention to either: • revert back to their pre-maternity or pre-adoption leave basis; or • continue to be employed on the same part-time basis as agreed; or • continue to be employed on another agreed part-time basis (clause 13.5.1.2).

Can I continue to work part-time after my child’s second birthday?

An employee who has returned to work from maternity or adoption leave can request to continue to work part-time until the child is of school age (clause 13.5.2). The request can only be refused on reasonable grounds (clause 13.5.3).

Can I return to my pre-maternity or pre-adoption leave employment basis prior to what I originally agreed to?

Employees have the right to request to return to their pre-maternity or pre-adoption leave basis prior to what was originally agreed when

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their circumstances change. The Chief Executive may only refuse the request on reasonable operational grounds (clauses 13.5.1.3 and 13.5.1.4).

What rate will I be paid for maternity or adoption leave for subsequent children?

As described earlier, employees’ entitlements will be based on their ordinary rate of pay immediately prior to their leave commencing (clause 13.3.3.2).

The entitlements for employees who have returned to work from maternity and adoption leave on a part-time basis and seek a further period of paid maternity leave prior for a subsequent child prior to the relevant child’s second birthday will be based on the employee’s original pre-maternity or pre-adoption leave basis (whether that was full-time or otherwise) (clause 13.5.1.5).

What leave is available for partners?

Many departments have ‘existing arrangements’ available for partners, including access to Special Leave With Pay for periods between one and three weeks.

Where a department does not have such an arrangement in place, partners

are able to access up to two calendar weeks (10 working days and pro-rata for part-time employees) of their sick leave on the birth or adoption of a child or children for whom they have direct parental care responsibility. Partner’s can also access carer’s leave.

A chief executive, agency head or delegate must grant an employee up to a maximum of the equivalent of 52 weeks leave without pay if the employee applies for such leave on the ground that he/she requires the leave to undertake the care of a young child not of school age of whom the employee is a parent (including an adopted child) or is exercising parental responsibilities.

The employee is entitled to such leave for each child not of school age.

All employees are entitled to unpaid parental leave regardless of how long they have been employed and regardless of how they are employed (i.e. whether ongoing, term or casual).

However, employees employed on a term basis are not entitled to leave without pay past the end of the term of their contract except if they hold the right to further ongoing appointment at the end of the contract.

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CFS WIN ANNUAL LEAVE ACCRUALS PSA members working in the Country Fire Service have had a massive win after a 12 month battle.

Members were formally advised that the CFS will no longer pursue to recoup accrued excess annual leave.

PSA members were not provided corrected contracts when changing positions within the organisation.

This meant that a person who worked in an operational capacity could apply for an administrative position and still accrue five weeks leave instead of reverting to accruing four weeks.

CLINICAL CODERS Hidden away in hospitals across the state are groups of PSA members – clinical coders – who do the important job of working out the Medicare codes for patients’ care so public hospitals can claim back those costs.

This work brings in a massive amount of funding, without which, the public hospital system could not survive.

This work is complex and technical.

Our members work at a rapid pace with a high level of accuracy every day.

They love the work they do and even though they have a lot of autonomy, they also work together in effective and efficient teams.

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In October 2016, PSA members at the Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals took the lead and began to push for proper recognition of their work by lodging a joint application for reclassification from ASO3 to ASO4.

PSA clinical coder members from the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre soon followed, also seeking the same reclassification.

Members have been incredibly patient, waiting a disrespectfully long time for a response their local health networks.

Finally, after much pressure from the PSA, a response has now been received.

The outcome is that the vast number of current clinical coders will move from the ASO3 to ASO4 level.

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The unity of all PSA members working in all regions across the state showed what can be achieved when we work together to overcome injustice in the workplace.

Members can be proud of achieving this outcome together.

However, not all local health networks have reclassified clinical coders to ASO4. There is a management proposal that clinical coders will have to work for five years, or gain an expensive qualification, to be able to be classified at the ASO4 level in some locations. Bizarrely, it appears that the rules governing which classification clinical coders will be employed at will be different depending on which local health network you are employed.

As one member said during this process, “you could almost be a doctor in this time”.

The PSA will be challenging this approach as it unfairly denies some staff from being reclassified for five years. The PSA believes that all clinical coders should be able to be reclassified without some arbitrary time barrier being imposed.

While recognising the last piece of the puzzle still needs to be resolved, the PSA sends a heartfelt congratulations to our PSA clinical coder members who have stuck together and demanded that their skill and value is better recognised.

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LEGAL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Making a binding death nomination If you’re a member of Triple S or have a Flexible Rollover Product or Income Stream account, you can elect for your death benefit to be paid to a nominated Legal Personal Representative (LPR) rather than defaulting to your spouse, allowing you more control around how your death benefit will be distributed.

Your LPR is the person nominated by you to be the executor of your Will or administrator of your Estate. An LPR nomination is a binding death nomination, valid for three years from the date it is signed.

Where no binding death nomination is made, your death benefit will be paid to your spouse (and/or your putative spouse) and if there is no spouse, to your Estate.

What happens if my circumstances change?

Keeping your nomination with Super SA and Will up to date at all times is important. If your circumstances change, you need to ensure that your Will and your nominated LPR with Super SA are updated and continue to reflect your wishes.

Valid nominations In order for your nomination to be valid, it must be signed and witnessed by two people over the age of 18. Your Legal Personal Representative(s) cannot be the witness. The appropriate proof of identity documentation will need to accompany your nomination.

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You can extend or confirm your nomination before the expiry date by completing a new Binding Death Benefit Nomination Legal Personal Representative form.

If you decide you want to cancel/revoke your nomination before the three year expiry date, you can do so by completing the same form.

Income Stream investors If you’re an Income Stream investor, you may have nominated a reversionary beneficiary (when you opened your Income Stream) to receive your income, in the event of your death. You can also choose to nominate a legal personal representative however this will only come into effect if there is no reversionary beneficiary at the time of your death.

Have you got more than one Super SA account?

It is important that you tell us each account that you would like to apply to your nomination. When completing the nomination form, you will be asked to list each account number separately.

To download the Nomination of Legal Personal Representative form and fact sheet, visit the Super SA website at www.supersa.sa.gov.au

Disclaimer The information in this article is of a general nature only and has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Super SA recommends that before making any decisions about your scheme/product, you consider the appropriateness of this information in the context of your own objectives, financial situation and needs and seek financial advice from a licensed financial adviser in relation to your financial position and requirements.

Do you need financial advice?

Making a binding death benefit nomination is an important decision. You may wish to speak to one of the financial planners from Industry Fund Services (IFS) or to your own financial planner. If you would like to talk to Industry Fund Services, call them on 1300 138 848 to make an appointment.

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BUILDING A POSITIVE FUTURE

YOUTH SURVEY REPORT The challenge is not only to educate young people around unionism but also to educate the union movement on what can be achieved when young members are meaningfully engaged and empowered.

The PSA recently sent out a youth survey to all members under the age of 35 to find out what is important to members, to ascertain how members are involved, and to ask what members want from their union.

Job security, financial insecurity, poor pay, career progression and professional development were major reoccurring themes of concern for our young members.

The issue of job insecurity and contract work is deeply and widely felt as they have implications for future careers and lives including home ownership and raising families.

Our members identified that they joined primarily because they believed in unionism and collective action which breaks free of the misconception that young workers may not care or understand about being part of a union movement.

The majority of our young members also identified that they have talked to their colleagues about the union and that the primary reason they got involved was from colleagues asking them to join.

Our young members also have strong social justice values and care deeply about addressing issues of inequality in society.

Young members working together intergenerationally have a great opportunity to shape the future of the union movement and tackle injustice as is relevant to today’s world.

“I didn’t know much about unions before but since I have joined I’ve realised how important it is to be in the union.”

Let us all be involved in building a positive future as union members for the improvement of our employment conditions and broader society.

“I didn’t believe in unions at first, but after going to the rally and other meetings I came to realise what unions can do for me.”

Why young members feel unions are important:

“Didn’t have a positive view of unions until began working in the public sector.”

“I feel unions are important in ensuring our rights are protected while improving on the rights and the conditions we have.

The current environment for unions is challenging. The Federal Government are adding layers upon layers of bureaucracy for unions to stymie them. This is something that should be resisted.”

“Positive... and I think the harder times unions have fallen on in the last two decades is starting to be reversed as a new generation of workers understand that they must fight for their own interests, and not expect their employer will be benevolent.”

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“We need members to keep unions strong. If numbers diminish then so too does the power unions can have and use.

Being a union member helps workers understand their rights and helps them feel supported.”

“Positive - the union movement has an important part to play in Australian workplaces and society in general.”

Member feedback will guide PSA future planning around young member engagement. If you did not get a chance to fill out the youth survey, let us know if you would like to be involved in any future events or projects at enquiries@cpsu.asn.au.

ORAL HISTORY CURATOR STATE LIBRARY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA Can you tell us a bit about what your work involves at the State Library of SA? While the State Library of South Australia became the central repository for unpublished audio interviews in 1987, my tenure as Curator of the J.D. Somerville Oral History Collection started 10 years ago. My role is to grow the collection, with a particular emphasis on capturing the voices of South Australians who have not been traditionally well-represented in written records. This includes low-income earners, Aboriginal South Australians, women, people from non-Englishspeaking backgrounds, LGBTQI South Australians, regional folk, and refugees.

The Curator supports new and existing oral historians with their projects by providing training, advice, guidelines for documentation, and use of preservationstandard digital recording equipment.

My focus is not only on adding to the collection, but also ensuring the broadest possible access to recordings for current and future researchers, and facilitating long-term preservation of this important part of SA’s heritage.

In 2016, the SLSA faced dramatic job cuts - what sort of impact would these staff reductions have had on library services?

Any reduction in staff decreases the Library’s ability to deliver the services that are mandated under the Libraries Act, 1982. While the impact is immediately obvious when frontline customer service

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staff are reduced, ‘back room’ activities such as describing, processing and preserving South Australian heritage, managing electronic databases, reshelving, retrieving books and archival material, managing storage areas, purchasing reference books and answering research queries also become much more difficult to adequately perform.

With your experience in this campaign, can you provide some insight for our members in other agencies what effective strategies your member group used or words of wisdom you would like to share?

As one of the most highly-unionised and industrially-aware organisations in the SA public sector, the State Library has a strong, positive relationship with the PSA. But the campaign against the 2016 staff cuts was a highlight for members, since it resulted in a halt to the restructure. Library patrons, the general public, politicians and the media were vocal in their support of what the Library does and the adverse impact the proposed cuts would have. Petitions (physical and online) were signed, industrial action was solidly supported, questions were tabled in Parliament, and protests were mounted in front of the Library. My best advice to any

Worksite Representative is to tap into support beyond those directly impacted (ie staff), keep your members and your supporters singing off the same hymn sheet, make your campaign as public as you can, and don’t get too fatigued.

Being a Worksite Representative is a challenging and frequently frustrating business, but my experience is that advocating for your colleagues can also be really rewarding.

MEMBER CLASSIFIEDS If you are a financial member of the PSA and would like to advertise with us, you can place a classified in the Public Sector Review free of charge. Classifieds are printed at the discretion of the Public Sector Review Editor and will only be printed for two editions unless the item is sold earlier. Classifieds must be supplied in text format with a maximum of 70 words. Classifieds can be emailed to the PSA at enquiries@cpsu.asn.au. Please note that classifieds are only available to financial PSA members.

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OUT AND ABOUT WITH PSA MEMBERS

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JOIN THE

WOMEN’S ACTION NETWORK The PSA launched the Women’s Action Network in September last year for like-minded, strong PSA women to help you have a conversation with your colleagues about gender equity in the public service.

Do I have to use the whole toolkit at once?

No. You can break each activity up into segments – some people have asked if they can do one of the worksheets at their team meetings over a period of time.

Is this considered a part of work duties?

As a part of the new network, the PSA designed a Women’s Action Network conversation toolkit – the WAN Toolkit - to help guide you in an effective workplace discussion.

You can ask management if you can have these meetings in paid time, but approval for this is open to negotiation. There is no industrial entitlement to being able run these in work time.

Want to know more about the toolkit before getting involved? Below are some frequently asked questions:

If you are a woman member and would like to know more information about how to get a copy of the toolkit to start your own conversation or to hear more on how to get involved, contact the PSA at psawan@cpsu.asn.au.

Who do I use the toolkit with? It is just for PSA members?

Members and non-members are welcome to be a part of this conversation. Some people who have used the toolkit have said they have found it a great way to break the ice and talk to non-members about union issues.

The next PSA WAN meeting will be held at the PSA on 30 May 2018. If you are not able to attend the meeting - you can still stay involved via videoconference. Contact the PSA at psawan@cpsu.asn.au for more information.

UNIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES JOIN FORCES TO FIGHT WAR ON WORKERS Union centres have joined forces in the Philippines to fight the Duterte administration’s war on workers. A rally on 15 March 2018 in Manila saw key union centres; including Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA’s partners Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) join forces. They were demanding the Duterte government stop stalling on its election commitment and take definitive action to end out of control short-term contracts (known as “contractualisation”).

They released a joint statement (signed

by Nagkaisa and KMU) stating:

Left: Sophia pictured centre in blue.

PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION AWARD Long-time PSA member and PSA Worksite Representative Sophia Kostoff-Kosmas was recently acknowledged for her 25 years service in the public sector and her contribution to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

If you know of a colleague who has recently received recognition of service within the public sector, let us know and send in your photos to enquiries@cpsu.asn.au.

Congratulations on your acknowledgement of service Sophia.

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“It’s about time the President makes good on his vow to end contractualisation and stay true to his commitment to us during our last dialogue on Labour Day to issue an Executive Order to fulfil this promise.

“Leaders of the Nagkaisa labour coalition and Kilusang Mayo Uno, who have varied views on a wide range of labour and employment issues, are one in putting a stop to contractualisation and other schemes that employers use to avoid regularizing worker.

“We want the President to issue an executive order prohibiting all forms of contractualisation based on the position we submitted.”

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Contractualisation in the Philippines Despite the electoral promise to end contractualisation, the practice has increased under the Duterte administration. Increasingly, regularised workers are being laid off and retrenched. In their place, workers are hired as contractors through labour-hire firms and remain in a state of insecure employment. It is estimated there are over 24.4 million contract workers in the Philippines. Alarmingly such precariousness is continuing to grow across the Philippines.

Our Union Aid Abroad programmes in the Philippines work with a number of strategic partners in trade union centers and allied civil society organisations.

For a number of years we have partnered with the KMU on a trade union education programme. Each year this empowers 750 organisers and

delegates in strategies to organise for genuine, anti-imperialist trade unionism.

More recently we have partnered with SENTRO to support research for unions in electrici cooperatives to protect their jobs from privatisation and re-invigorate the cooperative business model through embracing renewable energy generation.

In addition, we work with IOHSAD on a project to eradicate the worst forms of child labour in an urban poor community and PAFPI to empower migrant workers to build their awareness of HIV –AIDs. We ask you to JOIN US TODAY in supporting our international solidarity work. You can join for $15 per month or more (tax deductible).

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PSA PLUS Your PSA membership can save you money on a brilliant New Zealand holiday!

If you are considering taking advantage of the PSA New Zealand Holiday Homes, you can add extra value to your holiday with the PSA Plus Member Benefits Program.

New Zealand is a picturesque destination, full of adventure and fun activities.

world-famous Abel Tasman National Park and Carters Beach on the historic and unique West Coast.

Otematata, sleeping up to eight people, and two at Te Anau, each sleeping up to six people.

The total of Australian visitor arrivals for the latest year was up 4%, topping 580,000 and with an average length of stay of just under 10 days.

Alongside this selection the PSA NZ has four ‘inland’ holiday home options that prove what a country of stunning contrasts New Zealand is.

Information on where holiday makers head to isn’t as easy to find, but oddson favourites would be destinations like Whitianga, Ohakune, Rotorua and Raumati in the North Island, and Nelson, Carters Beach, Otematata and Te Anau in the South Island.

This year the geothermal wonderland of Rotorua deservedly made the New York Time’s 2018 list of global must-visit places. As befits its popularity the PSA NZ has 12 holiday home units open for booking to base your exploration of Mãori culture, hot springs and geysers from.

Both Otematata and Te Anau are on the shores of pristine lakes in a region that offers unrivalled access to a variety of adventuresome outdoor activities – be that trout fishing from Otematata or taking in the breathtaking jewel that is Milford Sound, a UNESCO World Heritage site, from Te Anau.

And as chance would have it, these are ALL locations of PSA New Zealand holiday homes that only a select few – hello South Australian PSA|CPSU members! – have access to, via our reciprocal holiday home deal.

Just three hours drive south of Rotorua are the volcanic mountainscapes of Ohakune, where the PSA has another seven holiday home units as an ideal gateway to any seasonal combination of skiing or hiking.

These choices are Whitianga on the renowned Coromandel peninsula, Raumati on the Kapiti coast just north of capital city Wellington, Nelson within reach of the

Of course when it comes to iconic symbols of scenic splendour the Southern Alps hold a special appeal.

Depending on location prices in New Zealand are as low as $58 per night or $132 at the more luxurious end. It’s a great deal with much more information easily viewable at https://www.psa.org. nz/psa-plus/holiday-homes

Savings on activities are available on the North and South Islands, so whatever your holiday plans, there is something for you.

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PSA Plus has you covered for your next New Zealand Holiday

You can also save on everyday and sale rates offered by major car hire companies Avis, Thrifty, Hertz and Apollo.

Self-driving holidays in New Zealand are a great way to experience the vast and varied landscape of the Land of the Long White Cloud.

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Four of the affordable PSA holiday home destinations in New Zealand can be found in coastal and beachside locations with a total of 26 booking options.

All in all, and whichever way you look at it, PSA|CPSU members who are looking to take advantage of the benefits of a holiday in New Zealand and who are ready to plan ahead are sitting pretty with our reciprocal holiday home deal.

PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION 122 Pirie Street, Adelaide GENERAL ENQUIRIES

(08) 8223 6509 (Fax) enquiries@cpsu.asn.au

To book, head to the PSA Plus website psaplus.frequentvalues.com.au and search car hire in New Zealand, then follow the links.

SAVE UP TO

25%

ON TRAVEL INSURANCE PURCHASED ONLINE WITH QBE WORLD ASSIST (Valid for new paid in full memberships only)

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If you have any questions regarding the new program, or would like to provide a suggestion, contact the PSA Member Benefit Team at memberbenefits@cpsu.asn.au.

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MEMBER BENEFITS PROGRAM

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If you’re looking to experience what it’s like to be nestled within epic landscapes then either the Waitaki Valley’s Otematata or the ‘mini-Queenstown’ of Te Anau are ideal – with one unit available at

It is easy to use the PSA Plus program to save on your next holiday. Simply search activities in New Zealand on the PSA Plus website psaplus.frequentvalues.com.au.

Select your desired activity, and present the offer on your smartphone to a staff member to redeem.

THE HIDDEN SECRETS OF HOLIDAYING IN NEW ZEALAND Record numbers of Australians have been heading to New Zealand for its many tourism hotspots and much-needed getaways.

With PSA Plus, you can save on a wide range of dining and activities, from bungee jumping and bridge climbing, to nature cruises, sailing opportunities and rounds of golf.

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THEATRE OFFERING

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

PRESENTED BY HEALTH PARTNERS

The UK National Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is the winner of 5 Tony Awards® and 7 Olivier Awards, including Best Play, Best Director and Best Design. Tony Award® winner Marianne Elliott (War Horse) directs this “triumphant” (Sunday Telegraph, UK) adaptation by two-time Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens who brings Mark Haddon’s internationally best-selling novel to thrilling life on stage.

TAKING CARE OF OTHERS SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION When you sense a change in a friend or loved one’s behaviour it can be hard to determine the cause.

Sometimes we get so caught up in our busy daily routine that we forget to check in with the people we care about to see if they’re doing okay.

Counsellor Lisa Bondarenko says we’re generally good at providing immediate support after a recent death, relationship

breakdown, health issue or redundancy; but are often unaware depression and anxiety can surface many months or even years after a stressful event.

“Society has created a constructed image of how depression and anxiety look, but there is simply no one-size-fits-all when it comes to symptoms for these conditions and when they occur,” Lisa says.

“While out of character behaviours including actions, decisions and choices that don’t align with a person’s normal personality can often be an indicator something is wrong, very often there are no stereotypical warning signs.”

“One of the most common things facing family and friends when it comes to supporting their loved ones suffering depression or anxiety is a fear of not knowing what it means and what they can do to help.”

“As a support person, you shouldn’t be afraid to have an open conversation with someone you are worried about. The worst thing you can do is ignore them and hope they get better,” she says.

“It’s important you encourage your friend or family member in the first instance to make an appointment to see their GP and create a support network around them by engaging others.”

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Save $10.00 per ticket with your PSA Membership.

“It’s necessary for a support person to set their own boundaries and continue to have fun living their own life,” Lisa says.

“Take time for yourself and reach out to others to create a bigger support network, so you’re not carrying it all on your own.”

“Looking after someone battling mental health can be equally as challenging as providing care to a loved one that requires physical help, support and assistance in daily living. Never underestimate the emotional strain this can have and make sure you are equally cared for.”

Thursday 2 August 2018

Time:

7:30pm

Venue:

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Cost:

$94.90 per ticket (saving of $10.00 per ticket)

ENQUIRIES

Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 for 24-hour Australian counselling services.

For information on PSA Member Benefits, Holiday Homes, and for all of your membership enquiries you can contact the PSA between 8:45am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday.

• Beyondblue 1300 224 636 for 24-hour phone support, online chat, resources and apps.

• Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 for free confidential 24-hour counselling for young people aged 5 to 18.

Phone: (08) 8205 3200 E: enquiries@cpsu.asn.au

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He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers.

When Christopher falls under suspicion for killing his neighbour’s dog, his detective work to identify the true culprit, takes him on a journey that upturns his world.

Contact the PSA at memberbenefits@cpsu.asn.au for ticket information. *Offer closes 4 June 2018

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If you or anyone you know needs support, contact: •

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Fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at math while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life.

KEEPING IN TOUCH Stay up-to-date with union news, campaigns and competitions by “liking” the PSA Facebook page.

Simply search the ‘Public Service Association of SA’ and “like” our page to access PSA Facebook competitions and giveaways.

Please note that while we encourage our members to ask questions and interact with one another, as public sector employees, members are bound by their employer’s applicable Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics and any other applicable policies at all times. If you are unsure about what comments are appropriate to post, check out the PSA comment guidelines that you can find on our Facebook page to assist you with navigating social media.

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ENJOY A PSA HOLIDAY HOME As a PSA member, you can take advantage of your member benefits and book a stay at one of our PSA holiday home units.

You insure your house and car so why not insure yourself?

PSA MEMBER BENEFITS

JOURNEY ACCIDENT COVER If you are injured on your way to or from work, during your authorised breaks, or during the school drop-off, you can rest assured.

As a financial member of the PSA you automatically receive Journey Accident Cover with benefits of up to $1200 per week*.

Do I have to pay an excess?

No. You are covered from the date you begin receiving medical treatment.

What about my medical expenses?

No. Medical expenses are not covered.

For more information contact the PSA at enquiries@cpsu.asn.au, call 8205 3200 or visit our website at www.cpsu.asn.au/membership/ journey-accident-cover.

Am I covered for motor vehicle accidents?

Yes. Providing you are not injured while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

You are also eligible for death and disability coverage to cover the loss of wages up to $100,000.

Want to find out more? Have a look at frequently asked questions below.

How much will it cost?

Nothing. As a financial member of the PSA|CPSU you are automatically covered.

What am I covered for?

Up to $1200 per week to cover the loss of wages. Depending on your weekly earnings, for up to 104 weeks while you are off work. Overtime is included for the first eight weeks.

Are work breaks covered?

Yes. Authorised work breaks including lunch are fully covered.

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What should I do if I am injured?

See your doctor immediately. Always be sure to get a medical certificate and call the PSA for a claim form.

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LEGAL SERVICES SCHEME

Our holiday units are located in some of South Australia’s most popular tourist destinations, giving you the chance to explore more regional experiences:

Experience a true regional getaway at our Port Lincoln holiday home.

Glenelg / Goolwa / Kangaroo Island / Port Lincoln / Robe / Port Vincent / Wirrina

With splendid views of the surrounding ocean and close proximity to the centre of town, you will be well-placed to take advantage of everything that Port Lincoln has to offer.

Take advantage of great prices, from $335 for a weekly stay, or $90 per night when travelling in the same month as booking. Our units are perfect for families, couples and friends. PSA holiday home units are a great way to enjoy a brilliant South Australian holiday year-round, at unbeatable value.

Our Port Lincoln holiday home is a fantastic base for exploring the southern Eyre Peninsula.

The PSA Port Lincoln holiday home has two bedrooms, sleeps up to six people, and is ideal for families, friends and couples travelling together.

Contact the PSA at holidayhomes@cpsu.asn.au to make your booking today.

Why not explore the magnificent Coffin Bay and Port Lincoln National Parks, or head up to the seaside town of Tumby Bay for a walk along the famous jetty?

Johnston Withers administers the PSA Legal Services Scheme on behalf of the PSA and its members.

Please see our website for full pricing details and booking conditions.

Alternatively, give our friendly Member Benefit Team a call on 8205 3200.

Your membership of the PSA entitles you to: · A free first ½ hour interview with a lawyer and payment of your legal fees under the Legal Services Scheme or a discount on work not covered by the Scheme. · A 30% discount on the preparation of your will and related documents (eg Advance Care Directive, Power of Attorney). · A 10% discount on conveyancing for your family home.

We offer services in a wide range of areas of the law including: · Family law · Wills & estates · Criminal and traffic · Vehicle accidents

· Commercial & property · Conveyancing · Personal Injury · Defamation

As a member of the PSA you may be entitled to receive funding of your legal costs on certain matters. We would be pleased to arrange a free half hour appraisal of any issues which you might have. Simply ring our receptionist, say that you are a PSA member and that you would like an initial consultation either by phone or in person with one of our lawyers. We can advise you at that time as to whether your matter fits within the PSA Legal Services Scheme guidelines and assist you with an application for funding under the Scheme. If your matter does not fit within the guidelines then we offer PSA members a 10% discount on our usual rates for legal work.

Our contact details are: T: 08 8231 1110 W: johnstonwithers.com.au We have offices at: Adelaide, Clare, Murray Bridge, Port Augusta, Whyalla and Roxby Downs.

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Don’t forget, as a PSA member, you are entitled to year-round discounts of 5% off Coles, Foodland and Woolworths gift cards, and 10% off Harris Scarfe gift cards. By taking advantage of your member benefits, over the course of a year your PSA membership can provide you with substantial financial savings.

PSA members can also take advantage of stays at New Zealand holiday homes through our partnership with the PSA of NZ. Members can contact NZ PSA directly via holidayhomes@psa.org.nz for details.

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TRAINING COURSES

WORKSITE REPRESENTATIVES LEVEL ONE This training is delivered over a three-day course program. This course covers communication skills, what is the role of the Worksite Representative, interpreting industrial provisions and problem solving skills, union history and much more.

Whether you are a long-serving Worksite Representative or are new to the role, this course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to undertake your role confidently and effectively.

Dates

19 - 21 June 2018 7 - 9 August 2018

Time:

9:00am – 5:00pm

Venue:

Public Service Association, 122 Pirie Street, Adelaide

Cost:

Nil for PSA Members

REPRESENTING MEMBERS IN THE WORKPLACE If you have a particular interest in the skills required to support members with individual issues then this is the course for you! It covers supporting members, negotiation skills and dealing with management.

Dates

15 August 2018

Time:

9:00am – 5:00pm

Venue:

Public Service Association, 122 Pirie Street, Adelaide

Cost:

Nil for PSA Members

EFFECTIVE WORKPLACE MEETINGS

2018

RECLASSIFICATION

COURSE DATES PART ONE LUNCH’N’LEARN

Unsure on whether you qualify for a reclassification? Not sure how to go about compiling your application? Then this short course is for you. This course is offered both in person and as a video conference online.

Dates

13 June 2018

Time:

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Venue:

Public Service Association, 122 Pirie Street, Adelaide

Cost:

Nil for PSA Members

Dates

14 June 2018

Time:

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Venue:

Video Conference (session via video link only)

Cost:

Nil for PSA Members

PART TWO WORKSHOP This workshop is specifically designed to provide time for members to commence preparing their reclassification application. You need to have undertaken part one of the course before attending and have gathered all of the materials required as per Determination 5 and outlined in the first part of the course. This course will also provide opportunity for peer review.

Dates

16 August 2018

Time:

9:00am – 12:00pm

Venue:

Public Service Association, 122 Pirie Street, Adelaide

Cost:

Nil for PSA Members

SUPER SA

LUNCH’N’LEARN SEMINARS CENTRELINK FOR ALL SCHEME MEMBERS If you’re thinking about retiring in the next few years then this seminar will provide you with some important information about Australian Government Payments and Services. At this session a Centrelink representative will cover the ins and outs of; payment types and start dates, income and assets tests, rates of payment, rights and obligations, concessions.

Date

Thursday 12 July 2018

Time:

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Venue:

Public Service Association, 122 Pirie Street, Adelaide

Cost:

Nil for PSA Members

MY RETIREMENT TRIPLE S SCHEME MEMBERS At this seminar you’ll find out about: • how much you will need to retire • your possible Centrelink entitlements • estate planning • financial planning.

A financial planner will also present at this session on the things you might want to think about to get in the best financial shape for retirement.

Date

Tuesday 14 August 2018

Time:

12:00pm – 2:00pm

Venue:

Public Service Association, 122 Pirie Street, Adelaide

Cost:

Nil for PSA Members

Workplace meetings offer particular opportunities for Worksite Representatives to address workplace issues. This course looks at how to get the most out of these meetings.

Dates

5 June 2018, 22 August 2018

Time:

9:00am – 5:00pm

Venue:

Public Service Association, 122 Pirie Street, Adelaide

Cost:

Nil for PSA Members

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