PSIER News
PSIER News is an electronic news update service for industrial, employee relations and human resource contact officers in Queensland public sector agencies. Employees' enquiries about matters covered in PSIER News are to be directed to the employee relations, human resource or industrial relations contact officer in their work area.
2012
003/2012 - Family Leave (Queensland Public Sector) Award – State 2012 2012-05-22
002/2012 - Award Amendments 2012-03-06
001/2012 - Special leave directive 02/12 2012-02-27
2011
015/2011 - New Circular 03/11 - Junior Rates of Remuneration 2011-12-19
014/2011 - Design Principles for Agency JEMS Review Processes 2011-11-29
013/2011 - Field Staff Directive 12/11 2011-10-24
011/2011 - State Wage Case Decision 2011 2011-09-19
010/2011 - Travel Directives 2011-09-12
009/2011 - New Circular C2/11 on 2011/2012 Christmas/New Year Compulsory Closure 2011-08-12
008/2011 - Senior Officers - Employment Conditions 2011-08-09
007/2011 - New Circular C1/11 on Arrangements for salary packaging from 1 April 2011 2011-03-30
006/2011 - Amendments to Queensland Public Service Award – State 2003; Employees of Queensland Government Departments (Other Than Public Servants) Award – State 2003 2011-02-17
004/2011 - Higher Duties Directive 2011-01-28
003/2011 - The Retrenchment of Temporary Employees Engaged on a Full Time or Part Time Basis
002/2011 - Long Service Leave Directive 1/11 and Recreation Leave Directive 2/11 2011-01-14
001/2011 - Critical Incident Entitlements and Conditions Directive 24/10 2011-01-10
2010
019/2010 - Paid Parental Leave Directive 26/10 2010-12-22
018/2010 - QIRC General Ruling increases Meal Allowance 2010-12-22
017/2010 - New Circular C5-10 Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scheme 2010-11-08
016/2010 - Senior Officers – Employment Conditions Directive 22/10 2010-10-25
015/2010 - New Circular C4/10 on Holidays Amendment Act 2010 – Christmas/New Year Public Holidays 2010-10-12
014/2010 - Sick Leave Directive 18/10 2010-09-13
013/2010 - Travel Directives 2010-09-03
011/2010 - Attendance, Bereavement, Jury Service, Bank/Special Holidays 2010-08-23
009/2010 - State Government Departments Certified Agreements 2009 2010-07-20
008/2010 - Recognition of Previous Service Directive 10/10 2010-07-09
007/2010 - Senior Officer Wage Increase from 1 July 2010 2010-07-01
005/2010 - Significant litigation directions 2010-05-17
004/2010 - Implementing a Professional Officer Progression Scheme (PO2 to PO3): A guide for Queensland Government Departments and Agencies 2010-04-19
003/2010 - Transfer within and between Classification Levels and Systems 2010-04-19
001/2010 - Remuneration of Part-time Chairs and Members of Government Boards, Committees and Statutory Authorities 2010-03-16
2009
015/2009 - Amendments - Employees of Queensland Government Departments (Other Than Public Servants) Award – State 2003 2009-12-17
014/2009 - Special Leave Directive 18/09 2009-11-27
013/2009 - Early Retirement, Redundancy and Retrenchment Directive 17/09 2009-11-16
012/2009 - Probation Guidelines 2009-11-06
009/2009 - Amendments – Employees of Queensland Government Departments (Other Than Public Servants) Award – State 2003 2009-09-07
008/2009 - New Circular C2/09 on Superannuation and Ordinary Time Earnings 2009-08-17
007/2009 - New Directives published 2009-09-07
006/2009 - Interim Swine Flu arrangements 2009-08-24
003/2009 - Directive 6/09 - Senior Officers – Employment Conditions 2009-06-12
001/2009 - Directive 1/09 – Relocation Expenses for Officers Retiring from the Service 2009-02-02
2008
015/2008 - Directive 16/08 – Engaging Officers on Fixed Term contracts of Employment 2008-12-15
014/2008 - Directive 14/08 – Leave and Travel Concessions – Isolated Centres 2008-11-17
013/2008 - Directive 13/08 – Long Service Leave 2008-10-27
011/2008 - New Directives Released - August 2008 2008-08-29
009/2008 - Directive 7/08 - Leave without Salary Credited as Service 2008-07-14
007/2008 - Directive 5/08 - Paid Parental Leave 2008-06-27
006/2008 - Amendments – Queensland Public Service Award – State 2003 2008-03-28
004/2008 - Directive 3/08 – Critical Incident Entitlements and Conditions 2008-02-29
003/2008 - Directive 2/08 – Contracts for a Fixed Term – Where Remuneration under the Contract is Less than that of a Senior Officer 2008-02-04
001/2008 - Directive 1/08 – Critical Incident Entitlements and Conditions 2008-01-21
2007
016/2007 - Amendments to the Queensland Public Service Award – State 2003 2007-12-03
015/2007 - New policies - December 2007 2007-10-12
014/2007 - Superannuation Entitlements for Certain Employees 2007-10-12
011/2007 - Directive 10/07 – “Field Staff” 2007-08-31
010/2007 - New Directives - August 2007 2007-08-31
009/2007 - New fees for part time chairs and members of government boards 2007-07-23
008/2007 - Directive 5/07 - "Long Service Leave" 2007-07-23
005/2008 - Superannuation Entitlements for Certain Employees Directive 2007-07-17
003/2007 - Directive 2/07 - Rewards for Creating Commercially Valuable Intellectual Property 2007-03-12
001/2007 - State Government Certified Agreement 2006 2007-01-04
2006
012/2006 - Implementing Purchased Leave Arrangements (PDF File, 26.8 KB)
010/2006 - New Circular C4/06 Superannuation and Ordinary Time Earnings (PDF File, 16.0 KB)
006/2006 - Amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1999 effective 22 February 2006 (PDF File, 15.9 KB)
004/2006 - Amendment to the Apprentice and Trainee Order (PDF File, 20.4 KB)
002/2006 - Amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (PDF File, 32.5 KB)
001/2006 - Directive "Overtime Meal Allowances" (PDF File, 24.7 KB)
2005
032/2005 - Directive "The Retrenchment of Temporary Employees Engaged on a Full Time or Part Time Basis" (PDF File, 29.7 KB)
029/2005 - Directive "Excess Travel Time" (PDF File, 24.9 KB)
028/2005 - Directive "Attendance - Recording and Reporting Requirements (Including Public Holidays)" (PDF File, 25.0 KB)
023/2005 - Directive "Bereavement Leave" (PDF File, 25.4 KB)
015/2005 - Directive 5/05 - Hours and Overtime (PDF File, 24.6 KB)
014/2005 - Directive - "Court Attendance and Jury Service" (PDF File, 27.5 KB)
008/2005 - Cultural Leave in the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (PDF File, 24.2 KB)
007/2005 - Amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (PDF File, 26.9 KB)
006/2005 - Directive - "Higher Duties" (PDF File, 27.8 KB)
2004
014/2004 - Defence Reserve Leave - Employer Support Payment Scheme (PDF File, 16.0 KB)
2002
013/2002 - Pay Rates for Adults Undertaking Traineeships (PDF File, 22.8 KB)
011/2002 - Circular on Exclusion from Overtime Salary Limit (PDF File, 55.4 KB)
007/2002 - Circular on Superannuation of Accredited Qualifications Remuneration (PDF File, 65.9 KB)
002/2002 - Further advice on the recent amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1999 that are relevant to public sector employment (PDF File, 77.3 KB)
2001
046/2001 - Appointment of Employees with Qualifications (PDF File, 54.1 KB)
045/2001 - Payment of motor vehicle allowance to employees for vehicles under salary packaging (PDF File, 40.7 KB)
043/2001 - Loading for school-based trainees (PDF File, 56.8 KB)
041/2001 - New agency guidelines for legal representation (PDF File, 51.8 KB)
031/2001 - Circular issued on compensation for loss or damage to private property (PDF File, 9.4 KB)
024/2001 - New Long Service Leave Provisions (PDF File, 23.1 KB)
019/2001 - Australian Defence Force Reserves - Commonwealth legislative changes affecting Queensland public sector employees (PDF File, 9.4 KB)
009/2001 - Extent of Training Obligation under the State Government Departments Certified Agreement 2000 (PDF File, 12.0 KB)
006/2001 - Provision of Training under the State Government Departments Certified Agreement 2000 (PDF File, 24.1 KB)
005/2001 - Union Encouragement Provisions - QIRC Statement of Policy (PDF File, 12.4 KB)
2000
028/2000 - Meaning of Training "At No Cost" in Core Certified Agreement (PDF File, 15.9 KB)
024/2000 - High Court Rules on Outsourcing (PDF File, 13.2 KB)
014/2000 - Queensland Industrial Court Rules on Public Service Probationary Periods - Nijel Vidler and Education Queensland (No C24 of 2000) (PDF File, 85.3 KB)
012/2000 - Union Encouragement Guidelines (PDF File, 54.2 KB)