4:33PM, 12 September 2023 PSA members working for Corrections have overwhelming rejected the Department's offer to settle the Prisons' Collective Agreement. PSA Lead Organiser Stella Teariki says 97% of members who attended ratification meetings had voted against the employer's offer, which means the bargaining process will head into mediation on Wednesday (September 13). There are four main objections to the Department's offer: - the offer of a pay increase is too low; - the issue of pay for weekend and night work is not adequately addressed; - staff working in prisons need more than the statutory 10-days sick leave; and - recognition of the extra training Corrections Officers does not happen quickly enough.

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