ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL 9 August 2010

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ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PEER ASSESSMENT PROCESS UPDATE

The Public Service Association (PSA) has sent correspondence to the Chief Executive, Department for Families and Communities (DFC) expressing concern at the delay in the development of the appropriate guidelines for Allied Health Professionals employed in the department to apply for peer assessment, as outlined the the South Australian Government Wages Parity (Salaried) Enterprise Agreement 2010.

PSA contacted the Director of Human Resources, Department for Families and Communities (DFC) on 6 April 2010 and received an email response on 21 April offering assurances that a draft document would be forwarded in the near future. PSA then wrote formally to the Executive Director, Families SA on 11 May 2010 and received a response from the Director, Human Resources, DFC on 2 June indicating that the process had been developed and would be forwarded to the PSA for comment within a fortnight.

Whilst assurances have been given by the department that no member will be disadvantaged by any delay, the notion of disadvantage is called into question when the matter is unduly delayed. PSA has demanded the process commences immediately, otherwise PSA will have no choice but to place the matter into dispute as a breach of the the South Australian Government Wages Parity (Salaried) Enterprise Agreement 2010.

PSA encourages all members who are eligible or who will be eligible on 14 January 2011 to send an email to their line manager and Denise Brine, Manager, Human Resources, DFC indicating their eligibility and intention to apply. This will ensure that those applicants who are successful will not be disadvantaged through any further delays in this process.

9 August 2010