News Flash

The PSA is involved in ongoing discussions regarding a new Allied Health Classification Structure. Confidential working papers have been reviewed by the PSA Allied Health Members' Focus Group and suggested improvements were raised by PSA with employer representatives. See PSA Brief 13/11/09.

The PSA will be meeting with government again on Wednesday 25/11/09 and will then present a revised document to the PSA Allied Health Focus Group on:

Thursday 26 November - 5.00pm

PSA Building - 1st Floor, 122 Pirie Street

If worksites consider that they require representation on this Focus Group please contact either Sue Cummins on sc@cpsu.asn.au or Dolly Costello on dlc@cpsu.asn.au

As the issues under discussion are in working papers, which are being changed by additions and deletions and are without prejudice discussions they cannot be distributed outside of the PSA Allied Health Focus Group meetings until agreed to by the parties.

In broad terms, what is being examined are the classification criteria for each level, the number of levels in the structure, progression through the levels, (especially level 1 to Level 2), progression (or pathways) for practitioners, specialists, researchers and educators as well as managers and the occupational groups to be included in the structure. PSA has requested that this structure apply to all agencies which employ such occupational groups in respect to such groups.

The Enterprise Bargaining process involves a range of meetings with government officials to progress issues on behalf of members as well as the formal Enterprise Bargaining meetings, last held on Tuesday 17/11/09 [EB 2009 UPDATE 17/11/09].

The meetings regarding the Allied Health Professional structure are thus one of many meetings the PSA is involved in to ensure that PSA members gain a number of additional benefits from the new Enterprise Agreement.

24 November 2009