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Current News for Government administration and educationCouncil Staff Refuse Tests 21 December 2005Staff at Kempsey Council on the NSW North Coast are refusing to take random drug tests, labelling the procedure as “degrading and invasive”. Staff Told to Walk it Off 27 October 2005Centrelink staff are being given pedometers – devices used to count footsteps – to help them deal with flying colostomy bags, dead snakes and fire bombs. Telstra Hangs Up on Sick Workers 14 September 2005A Telstra call centre worker collapsed on the job after being denied paid sick leave. Govt Wants Safety 'Watered Down' 18 August 2005THE right of 250,000 employees in Federal Government departments to seek help from unions on health and safety issues is set to be watered down under a bill introduced to Parliament this week. Victorian Morality Shafts Teacher 07 April 2005By Tim Brunero Victorian school teachers are rallying behind a colleague who fell foul of "shoddy legislation" aimed at sex predators. Stab Proof Undies Arresting 19 August 2004Stab proof underpants to protect police from knife attackers have won a Scottish university student a design award. Niall Irvine came up with his idea after he realised that that although many police forces used stab-proof vests there was still a chink in their armour. Bashed Youth Workers Walk 29 July 2004Staff who are "sick and tired of being used as punching bags" walked off the job last week following a near riot at a NSW facility housing some of the most dangerous juvenile detainees in the state. Assault Costs Education Department 10 October 2003An assault on a Teachers Aide at a School for Special Purposes has led to the NSW Department of Education and Training being fined $160,000 for breaches of the Occupational Health & Safety Act. The unprecedented legal action firmly places inadequate staffing levels as an OHS hazard. Cleaners Call For More Time 03 October 2003Contractor’s greed has blamed for school cleaners being given unrealistic workloads and cleaners are calling on the NSW Government to resolve the issue. Low Staff Numbers A Health Hazard 19 May 2003Failure to provide adequate staff numbers could lead to a breach of occupational health and safety laws, according to a landmark ruling by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission. [ Current Government administration and education News | Government administration and education Archive by Date | Government administration and education Archive by Subject ]
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