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1. PRIVATISATION NO Many of you have seen Michael Coutts Trotter s response to the work bans which were recently voted on by delegates In the event that these objections are raised by members team leaders or managers during your ADHC meetings we have prepared the following responses for you Michael Coutts Trotter s original email is below in black and our response is immediately following in maroon Dear Colleagues lve heard reports that the Public Service Association has directed union members working for ADHC in the Hunter to ban work which requires cooperation with the National Disability Insurance Agency NDIA This is the Commonwealth agency responsible for working with people with disability in the Hunter trial site to give them access to fully funded lifetime care and support arrangements THE PSA has reluctantly introduced bans to oppose the privatisation of ADHC disability services and to pressure FACS into respecting the rights of employees The bans are carefully selected to ensure that they do not impact on clients or their carers There are also reports that the PSA has extended the ban to work across NSW that relates to the movement of ADHC disability services to the NGO sector as part of the NDIS transition All members across NSW will have the opportunity to vote on bans particular to each region The PSA supports this because we oppose the privatisation of ADHC and the failure to protect member s jobs2. non government organisations NGOs have regularly referred clients back to ADHC when they exhibit challenging behaviour as only ADHC staff have the skills knowledge and systems to provide the necessary care But with the Government washing its hands of disability care and ADHC who will care for these clients when the NGOs decide it s all too hard e What are the bans that the PSA have introduced PSA delegates who work across ADHC in direct support of people with disability met recently and endorsed bans on providing assistance in the transitioning of ADHC clients to the private system Until we receive assurances about life long care and services levels for clients as well as workplace conditions and job security for the staff involved we will not support the roll out of the NDIS worthy as the original intended principle of the scheme undoubtedly is PS A DEFENDING Page 1 DISABILITY SERVICES The PSA is currently developing a schedule of meetings across the state to ensure that members have the opportunity to vote on implementing bans and other action in their district e What s so wrong with privatisation Privatising disability support and homecare services will reduce choice and lead to an end of certainty for clients and a poorer level of care for people with disability who need accommodation and respite services Clients and their families will be forced to contend with changes in providers and carers as well a
3. Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW
4. are saying privatise not just to the NGO sector but to other types of organisations also including for profit organisations But it will make it harder for people with disability who we support to get into the NDIS This is incorrect 70 of ADHC group home clients already have NDIS plans actioned as a result of the NDIA working with the NGOs We are aware that ADHC has already provided to NDIA all of their clients contact and family details PSA DEFENDING DISABILITY Peet SERVICES And any ban will look passing strange to the many people in NGOs and the community who look to our committed disability staff to model leadership and professionalism in a time of Sweeping change in the whole disability sector This statement in the email begs the question of who it is that the Director General and the Government thinks the disability sector will look to for model leadership and professionalism once the Government has totally dismantled ADHC with privatisation As the model of leadership and professionalism ADHC should remain a choice for people with a disability under NDIS On another note you may have also seen media coverage today of the Capability review of the NDIA The NSW Government is confident in the process and progress we re making towards an NDIS We don t anticipate any delays for access to the NDIS by people with disability across NSW because of the Commonwealth Government s administration The PSA
5. conditions and pay lf this ban is formalised and people act on it consider what it would actually look like An NDIS planner comes to the group home to discuss how a person with disability wants to live their life and what NDIS funded supports they ll need to do it A staff member turns the planner away at the door NDIS planners should not visit a group home without being invited by a resident or their family If a planner has been invited then obviously the planner is welcome to meet with the resident and their family However under the ban in place in the Hunter PSA members will not participate in this meeting DEFENDING Page 1 PSA DISABILITY SERVICES A letter from the NDIA arrives at a group home addressed to a person with disability who lives there A staff member locks the letter away in the office so it cant reach its intended recipient This ts not designed to impact clients rather the administration PSA members are urged to attach the PSA statement which explains the union s position on NDIS and Privatisation and the concerns we have with the Government s intention to privatise I m not being provocative These are the practical implications of the work ban as the PSA has explained it to us We re told the work ban was triggered in part by the NDIA asking some of our ADHC colleagues to do things that hadn t been agreed to Fair enough to raise a concern but a work ban isn t a right or proportionate r
6. works Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW Page 4 PSA DISABILITY SERVICES NDIS amp N g PRIVATISATION W FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON THE PSA NDIS AND PRIVATISATION e Does the PSA support the NDIS YES The PSA supports the NDIS and the injection of funds this should lead to for disability care in NSW What the PSA does not support is the privatisation of Ageing Disability and Homecare ADHC And that is exactly what is happening with the NSW Government using the NDIS as a vehicle by which to totally privatise Disability Support Home Care and Aged Care services including public group homes e How will the NDIS be funded States Territories and the Commonwealth will continue to provide existing funding The Medicare Levy is due to rise from 1 5 to 2 on 1 July 2014 and this money will be placed in a separate fund to meet additional NDIS costs e What is the NSW Liberal Government doing to disability care in NSW As it stands anyone currently accepted into the care of ADHC has a promise of care for life This is not only fair and proper but also provides peace of mind to parents carers guardians particularly as they get older These expectations are about to be dashed in a most cruel way The fact is the NSW Government is using the NDIS to change the rules for and in the process change the lives of people with disabilities in NSW Historically
7. NDIS amp ae AS 4 4 EDIT A GR rah Nee PRIVATISATION WO KIT USER GUIDE This kit has been developed as a resource for delegates and PSA staff to use in meetings and conversations about NDIS the privatisation of ADHC and the PSA s Defending Disability Services campaign The contents are arranged to follow the format of 1 Informing members of the impact of the Government s plans to privatise ADHC using NDIS as an excuse 2 Introducing the PSA s campaign 3 Informing members of what actions have already been undertaken i e bans 4 The meeting deciding what actions can be undertaken by local PSA members and passing a motion on this 5 Selecting members to join a local campaign team 6 Providing resources for members to take back and distribute Please familiarise yourself with all of the contents of this kit before facilitating meetings This kit contains the following material 1 17 March 2014 Resolution This resolution clearly articulates the PSA delegates position on NDIS and the privatisation of ADHC lt is also evidence that Departmental Committee delegates and the PSA have already responded to the privatisation threat and that actions are already underway 2 Meeting Attendance Sheet To be circulated at the beginning of each meeting Please return completed sheets to John McLoughlin at the PSA JMcLoughlin psa asn au Scan and email OR Fax 02 9262 1623 3 Key Facts Presents the fact
8. al Disability insurance scheme NDIS to disguise security pay and conditions and the services they deliver its privatisation agenda Specific bans for the Illawarra Shoalhaven District The NDIS was introduced to improve choice funding and quality of services Work bans on group home administrative reporting to the Agency including available to people e Completion of vehicle running sheets However there iano direct e Financial audits including finmart and connection between the NDIS and the e Reporting returns NSW Government ideological e Populating spreadsheets or tables relating to group home data decision to privatise all publicly delivered disability and home care Tasks specifically excluded from work bans are an services in our state which the e Completing purchase card verifications and Government is driving via the NDIS e Petty cash and petty cash reconciliations Enabling Act This meeting recognises the real To get involved in the campaign to protect disability services distress the Government s decision has caused families who rely on contact your PSA delegates and JOIN us today publicly run disability and home care You can also JOIN the PSA online at There is also real distress amongst WWW pSa asn au workers whose employment security workplace rights and conditions of services employment are being sacrificed in the race to privatise This meeting of state wide delegates endorses an indus
9. available to people with disability Instead the sorely needed funds attached to the NDIS are at risk as money is wasted on recreating in the private sector what already exists in ADHC Meanwhile people with disability will be forced to rely upon a sector not equipped with the experience and infrastructure which currently exists in ADHC It will also mean that large gaps in service provision will appear Historically NGOs have regularly referred clients back to ADHC when the NGO is unable to accommodate the client s needs With ADHC gone who will care for them when the private provider decides it s no longer profitable or that a client is too difficult to work with There is also the serious risk that services to regional areas will be diminished or lost where there is insufficient demand for a private provider or a non government organisation to set up The Government has no plan for what will happen to people with disability in those circumstances What the PSA is doing Members who work in group homes in Home Care and in other roles providing direct support for people with disability met and voted to undertake industrial action This includes bans stop works and other actions such as attaching this letter to your correspondence PSA members working in ADHC have a strong commitment to the clients they work with and will not take action that will disadvantage clients or carers Instead the PSA is talking to carers state wide about the issu
10. choice from the sector ie 40 of services currently provided by NSW Government denying clients the option of remaining with their current provider of choice losing the current leader in the provision of disability services in NSW the loss of Government as a safety net delivering services to o those clients in areas where it is not economically viable for private providers to set up a service and o those clients that have high and or complex needs including those clients that the NGO sector not accept Theme 4 Privatisation of disability and homecare services is risky and unplanned Privatisation should not occur unless and until the Government is certain that the jobs and capacity exist to improve the care for clients Casualisation of the sector is a very real risk if privatisation proceeds Consequences of casualization include destabilising the relationship between carer and client loss of experienced staff deterioration of employment conditions and rights Exploitation of clients is a risk if clients are not given the right support such as advocacy support to make the choices they are being asked to make Wasted money and opportunity is a risk as 25 000 new jobs in the sector may not eventuate if the government does not build the Capacity of the NGO sector before transferring any assets or services to the NGO sector There are too many unanswered questions for all involved in disability and homecare services includin
11. es v Sets up networks between PSA members their local communities local MPs and media v Raises the profile of the PSA within ADHC v Provides members with the opportunity to increase their involvement with the PSA and every non member with the opportunity to join v Builds the number of union contacts and strengthens union structures across ADHC v Engages and trains delegates and activists on the development and implementation of their campaign v Improves the PSA s communication with members including the opportunity for two way communication Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW DEFENDING PSA DISABILITY SERVICES H d 3 4 NDIS amp mm ce gt TS ATISATION NO i i 4 4 KEY MESSAGES 4 THEMES THEME 1 National Disability Insurance Scheme is being used as a Trojan Horse to privatise public disability and homecare services in NSW THEME 2 Privatisation will undermine the positive benefits of NDIS Page 1 NDIS is a positive initiative which provides sorely needed additional funds and choice to people with disability and is meant to increase the number of jobs in the industry NDIS is meant to provide choice but privatisation removes the provider of choice for 40 per cent of the sector The PSA fears that the new funds available through the NDIS will be wasted in recreating infrastructure that currently exists New money availab
12. es and this letter forms part of that communication We are keen to work with you to ensure our aims align with carers and clients in our fight to save these important services Please contact the PSA at PSAcampaigns psa asn au if you would like to talk with us Yours sincerely A faon Anne Gardiner GENERAL SECRETARY Public Service Association of NSW May 2014 NIDRA PRIVATISATION no We are We all want the quality disability and homecare the NDIS can provide But the NSW Government is using the NDIS as an excuse to privatise disability and homecare services at a high cost to choice standards of care and jobs There is no evidence that shows that privatisation of disability support homecare and aged care services will lead to increased choice or improved range or quality of services In fact the loss of publically provided services means a loss of services to clients where it is not economically viable for private providers to set up a service as well as to those clients with high and complex needs The privatisation of disability and homecare services will mean the loss of the largest and most experienced provider from the sector The sorely needed funds promised via the NDIS will be wasted on dismantling ADHC and trying to recreate it in the private sector This is why PSA members say NDIS YES PRIVATISATION NO To support the PSA s campaign go to www psa asn au or email psacampaigns psa asn au Authorised by
13. esponse If people think they re being asked to do more than they should it s the job of FACS senior officers to work with the NDIA to sort it out The PSA has repeatedly sought resolution of these issues We have met with FACS and Treasury representatives and the Minister However Government has not committed to an agreement to protect members conditions or entitlements or job security Therefore issues such as superannuation leave entitlements and continuity of service as well as support for staff during the transition remain up in the air It is only with enormous disappointment and frustration at the progress of these discussions that the delegates and members voted to take industrial action This sort of stuff is easily resolved through normal and professional dialogue between our agencies This should have been resolved before the implementation of the NDIS began in the Hunter The PSA is regularly meeting with FACS yet they have failed to address our issues including a commitment to ongoing working conditions The PSA has not formally advised us of the work ban We ll consider its full implications if and when we have that advice The Minister is aware of the bans as per his recent comments in Parliament and the PSA has formally advised ADHC of the work bans PSA DEFENDING Page 2 DISABILITY SERVICES If you re thinking about following the work ban urge you to think carefully about the implications fo
14. g clients and staff alike Page 2 Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW PS A DEFENDING DISABILITY SERVICES DEFENDING SERVICES PSA Work Bans Hunter At a meeting of members in the Hunter a motion was passed to enact work bans These bans show the determination of the members to fight to save their job security pay and conditions and the services they deliver Specific bans for the Hunter District e Ban on direct contact communication with or from the NDIA staff e Stopping the provision of NDIA related information to ADHC management or the NDIA e Not attending ADHC NDIA NDIS internal meetings e Not attending planning meetings e Not forwarding on NDIA correspondence To get involved in the campaign to protect disability services contact your PSA delegates and JOIN us today You can also JOIN the PSA online at WWW pSa asn au NDIS amp PRIVATISATION not Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW 160 Clarence St Sydney 2000 DC Motion Endorsing Bans This meeting of state wide Disability Services Delegates vehemently opposes the privatisation of Ageing Disability and Home Care ADHC Services and as a result have lost confidence in the Minister John Ajaka We condemn the NSW Government for using the National Disability insurance scheme NDIS to disguise its privatisation agenda The NDIS
15. ion of high quality care to the most vulnerable e What does the National Disability Insurance Scheme NSW Enabling Act mean for Home Care and disability workers The Act allows for the forced transfer of ADHC staff to non NSW Government employers including NGOs and profit driven providers Staff have no entitlement to transfer compensation and while the Act allows the Minister to enter into transfer agreements with new providers the scope of these agreements is limited and employee redundancy entitlements may be lost on transfer The long service leave entitlements of employees may also be cashed out on transfer at the discretion of the Minister Despite numerous meetings FACS and Treasury representatives have so far failed to make any commitments to protect conditions or entitlements or job security for ADHC employees Therefore issues such as superannuation leave entitlements and continuity of service remain at risk e What is happening to the current publically owned disability services assets The NDIS NSW Enabling Act allows for the transfer of publically owned assets to non government organisations including profit driven providers The Act also allows for the provision of financial assistance to the non government sector in relation to the transfer of these assets In effect the Government is not only giving away publically owned assets but paying organisations to take them e Howcan learn more To get inv
16. is a strong supporter of the NDIS and recognises the unmet need in the community for increased funding and choice of services for many people with disability who currently receive minimal or no services We urge FACS and the Government to focus their efforts on building service capacity in the sector rather than wasting time and money on transferring what already exists to the private sector Consider the words of the NDIA chairman Bruce Bonyhady who commissioned the review He said it had made the organisation stronger for knowing our weaknesses He said I think that every nation building reform is hugely complex hugely challenging and has enormous time pressures and this is no different We have all those things and what the board wanted was a realistic assessment of where we are today and what we have to do in order to ensure we deliver the scheme sustainably Quotes can be used to support or argue for any case and previously the NDIA Chairman said that families will be better off when NSW jettisons its long term care responsibilities meaning privatisation The Government has presented no evidence to demonstrate that privatisation is necessary for the NDIS to succeed or that it will lead to better outcomes for clients In fact the PSA is concerned that no attention has been paid to the amount of money that will be wasted on transferring ADHC to the private sector instead of being spent on building upon what already
17. le from NDIS should be spent on building on what is already there not tearing down existing services and trying to recreate them Clients and their families will be forced to contend with changes in providers and carers as well as potential relocations and a sector that is not equipped with the experience and infrastructure needed Services to regional areas will be diminished or lost where there is insufficient demand for an NGO to set up Our members tell us that NGOs are less likely to accept certain clients for example those with high or complex needs This begs the question What will happen to the clients that the private providers won t work with once the army of experienced staff that currently exists in ADHC are no longer there Improving care for people with disabilities must be the primary aim of the set up of the NDIS not the pursuit of an ideological agenda for small government There is no commitment that the 25000 new jobs that the NSW Government claims will come from NDIS will be in addition to the 14 000 being lost from ADHC and no commitment that they will be ongoing full time jobs PSA DEFENDING DISABILITY SERVICES Theme 3 Privatisation means removing the NSW Government as the single largest provider from the sector This will lead to losing economies of scale in ie value for money achieved through having one large provider in the mix of choices available to clients losing the provider and employer of
18. munity and specialist centres e Supporting people to live independently in the community e Programs that develop independent living skills e Helping people with a disability become active in their communities through social groups work and other activities e Advocacy and information e Case management and access to therapy services including occupational therapy speech pathology and physiotherapy Services for carers e Respite and support for carers e Training for parents of children with an intellectual disability e Help in managing challenging behaviour e Support groups and networks Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW P S DEFENDING DISABILITY SERVICES NDIS amp MS fr a i h f r 4 j S J 4 i h X 4 PRIVATISATION NO KEY FACTS Following commencement of the full NDIS scheme from July 2018 the NSW Government will not provide any disability services or basic community care services There are 13 823 employees in ADHC 10516 permanent 987 temporary amp 2320 casual The NSW Government and ADHC have so far failed to provide a commitment to protect services or jobs for people affected ADHC is the largest single provider of disability services in NSW making up 40 of the sector The Government s Home Care Service is the largest provider of home based care in NSW having provided this support for almost 70 years ADHC provides disabili
19. n and the PSA s campaign and will also be available for members online 11 Letter to Parents Carers and or Guardian For distributing to carers and parents by attaching to correspondence or sending giving directly to individuals 12 We Care sheet To be distributed to members to place on noticeboards use for desk drops etc 13 Large Defending Disability Services poster folded separately in bags To be distributed to members to place on noticeboards etc For electronic copies of this material please go to http psa asn au defending disability services Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW DEFENDING PSA DISABILITY SERVICES NDIS amp l PRIVATISATION nO 17 March 2014 Resolution of PSA Delegates This meeting of state wide Disability Services Delegates vehemently opposes the privatisation of Ageing Disabilities and Home Care ADHC Services and as a result have lost confidence in the Minister John Ajaka We condemn the NSW Government for using the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS to disguise its privatisation agenda The NDIS was introduced to improve choice funding and quality of services available to people with disability We support the principles of this important reform and improved funding and services for all people with a disability However there is no direct connection between the NDIS and the NSW Government s ideological decision
20. olved in the campaign then either email PSACampaigns psa asn au or visit pSa asn au Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW DEFENDING Page 3 PSA DISABILITY SERVICES Public Service Association of New South Wales General Secretary Anne Gardiner President Sue Walsh 160 Clarence Street Sydney GPO Box 3365 Sydney NSW 2001 a gt N pee Telephone 1300 772 679 Facsimile 02 9262 1623 ESTABLISHED 1899 E mail psa psa asn au Internet WWwW psa asn au ABN 83 717 214 309 In reply please quote AG MG Dear Parents Carers and or Guardians The Public Service Association of NSW PSA is the Union that represents staff working in Ageing Disability and Home Care ADHC You are receiving this letter as part of the action we have taken in response to the NSW Government s decision to privatise ADHC Under the Government s plans ADHC will not be providing any services by 1 July 2018 The NSW Government is using the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS to privatise ADHC services and destroy the positive benefits that the NDIS was designed to deliver Clients and their families will be denied the choice of their existing provider ADHC and may be forced to contend with changes in providers amp staff as well as potential relocations The PSA believes that the NDIS funds are an opportunity to build on what already exists in order to improve the range and quality of services
21. p PRIVATISATION Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW 160 Clarence St Sydney 2000 DC Motion Endorsing Bans This meeting of state wide Disability Services Delegates vehemently opposes the privatisation of Ageing Disability and Home Care ADHC Services and as a result have lost confidence in the Minister John Ajaka We condemn the NSW Government for using the National Disability insurance scheme NDIS to disguise its privatisation agenda The NDIS was introduced to improve choice funding and quality of services available to people However there is no direct connection between the NDIS and the NSW Government ideological decision to privatise all publicly delivered disability and home care services in our state which the Government is driving via the NDIS Enabling Act This meeting recognises the real distress the Government s decision has caused families who rely on publicly run disability and home care services There is also real distress amongst workers whose employment security workplace rights and conditions of employment are being sacrificed in the race to privatise This meeting of state wide delegates endorses an industrial ban to be placed on the work related to the privatisation of ADHC to be implemented immediately and to run until the NSW Government abandons the privatisation of disability services x ji 4 y 4 NEG mecvaqisaron wo Ut ee
22. r Current COAG funding agreement for Aged Care expires 2016 July Transition to the full scheme will begin 2017 July Ministerial Council will set out terms of reference for a Productivity Commission to review scheme costs prior to commencement of full scheme 2017 July Funding mechanism to be determined and agreed 2017 December Productivity Commission report to be issued The report will include sustainability of scheme costs and impact on mainstream services 2018 July 1 Full privatisation to be implemented in NSW and the Government will not provide any residual specialist disability services or basic community care services Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW RAYN DEFENDING DISABILITY SERVICES amp NDIS amp a V Sra AA E A FA PRIVATISATION WO THE PSA IS RUNNING A CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE PRIVATISATION OF ADHC This campaign is being run in order to v Ensure that service recipients can continue to choose ADHC as their provider of choice v Ensure that the new NDIS money is spent on building capacity in the disability sector and not wasted on transferring what exists in ADHC to a less regulated and less experienced sector Y Protect job security pay conditions and entitlements for our members To achieve this the PSA will run a campaign which v Establishes a high profile amp media focused coalition of stakeholders to protect disability servic
23. r people you support for yourselves and for your colleagues The PSA does not enter into bans lightly and when we do so we ensure that our action does not disadvantage clients But if the privatisation succeeds especially in its current form ADHC employees and clients will be heavily disadvantaged Existing ADHC clients will be impacted as their provider of choice ADHC is dismantled and denied to them Carers are approaching the PSA asking that we work together against the changes being implemented by the Government As it stands right now ADHC staff can be forcibly transferred to a private provider on lower pay and conditions with no right to redundancy If you believe that NDIS should improve choice and quality of service for clients and if you believe that NDIS was not intended to deny employees their rights and conditions then the ban should be followed A work ban won t change the government s decision to withdraw from direct delivery of disability services delivery and re auspice our services in the NGO sector This paragraph of the DGs email is concerning as it highlights that the NSW Government does not have an open mind during discussion It is unfortunate to see that the government won t enter into discussion or consider alternative viewpoints in making their decisions It is also disappointing that tricky language is getting used to hide what is really happening By re auspice the State Government and ADHC
24. s potential relocations from their homes PSA members are committed to enhancing the quality of life for people with disability it is why they have chosen to work in this field and they are now facing a sweeping change that will impact on their rights as workers and on the rights and quality of life of the clients they have worked closely with Privatisation will also mean that sorely needed funds for the state disability sector will instead be wasted on transferring assets to the private sector and retraining new workers in an attempt to replicate the services of ADHC rather than build on the existing structures and services e The O Farrell Government claims that privatisation will increase choice Isn t that a good thing Privatisation will actually undermine choice and the positive benefits of the NDIS ADHC is the largest single provider of disability and homecare services in NSW While NDIS is being marketed as a means to increase choice the NSW Government s privatisation will remove the choice of this public provider Additionally existing clients will be denied the choice of staying with their current provider The Government has not explained what will happen where a private provider is not available in for example regional areas or when a private provider no longer wants to work with a client or won t accept individuals with high and complex needs This means that not only will privatisation reduce choice it leave
25. s NSW with no safety net for people with disability who are unable to find suitable care e Wasn t the privatisation of disability and homecare services a requirement of receiving NDIS funding from the Federal Government No Other states such as South Australia will continue to provide publically owned disability and homecare support services NSW will not and this was a decision of the NSW Government in order to expand their ideological agenda of privatising public services be it vocational education and training TAFE electricity or water PSA DEFENDING DISABILITY Page 2 SERVICES e Won t this model of the NDIS deliver 25 000 new jobs This is what the Government claims however so far there is no evidence that this will be the case In fact the PSA s major concern is that the Government will simply use the additional NDIS money to transfer the existing 14 000 permanent properly paid jobs with decent working conditions to the private sector to create a part time and casual workforce with inferior working conditions e What are NGOs NGOs or Non Government Organisations have traditionally been not for profit entities that provide disability services in addition to the publically owned provider The privatisation of disability services in NSW means that the sector will be open to takeover by huge multi billion dollar companies whose primary interest is profits for their directors and shareholders not the provis
26. s on NDIS and the NSW Government s privatisation plans 4 Services which will no longer be provided Illustrates the risk posed to clients and staff if privatisation succeeds 5 Important Dates This information illustrates and should be used to emphasise that a roadmap exists for the full privatisation of ADHC and that every ADHC employee is at risk 6 Campaign Outline The PSA is running a campaign to stop the privatisation of ADHC This document introduces the PSA s campaign the campaign s objective and how tt will work 7 Key Messages This contains the four themes that must be emphasised throughout contact with members carers and the public 8 Work Bans Bulletins Hunter Illawarra and Client Map and Master Roster Building Tool These bulletins illustrate how the resolution has been implemented in local areas and across the state They should also be used to start the discussion on what actions will work in the local area which will lead to a motion for local actions Other outcomes of this conversation will include the selection of members to join a local campaign team who will lead the campaign on a local level and undertake client and stakeholder mapping 9 Response to Michael Coutts Trotter Shows ADHCs comment on member s actions and our response to this This should be used as a guide for dealing with objections to our campaign 10 Frequently Asked Questions Covers key questions about NDIS privatisatio
27. to privatise all publicly delivered disability and home care services in our state which the Government is driving via the NDIS Enabling Act This meeting recognises the real distress the Government s decision has caused families who rely on publicly run disability and home care services There is also real distress amongst workers whose employment security workplace rights and conditions of employment are being sacrificed in the race to privatise This meeting of state wide delegates endorses an industrial ban to be placed on the work related to the privatisation of ADHC to be implemented immediately and to run until the NSW Government abandons the privatisation of disability services Unanimously Endorsed Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW DEFENDING PSA DISABILITY SERVI CES Venue Last Name Privatisation of ADHC Meetings Attendance sheet Mobile If no mobile contact number Email Address If no email then street address OR FAX PS A DEFENDING DISABILITY SERVICES Are you Can you help ADHC staff or with our Parent Client campaign Community member NDIS amp V DD 7 A E A F Th PRIVATISATION WNO SERVICES THAT WILL NO LONGER BE PROVIDED BY ADHC IF THE PRIVATISATION IS IMPLEMENTED Services for people with disability and aged care e Early intervention programs for children and young people e Supported accommodation in the com
28. trial ban to be placed on the work related to the privatisation of ADHC to be implemented immediately and to run PRIVATISATION until the NSW Government abandons Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSWV the privatisation of disability services 160 Clarence St Sydney 2000 DEFENDING SERVICES PSA Work Bans The new Client Map and Master Roster Building Tool At their 17 March meeting the ADHC Departmental Committee DC placed bans on work related to the privatisation of ADHC Following the release of the new client map and Master Roster Building tool a special DC meeting was held This meeting endorsed that the new client map and master roster building tool is a part of these bans As such all members are directed to ban all work on completing and providing the new client map and master roster building tool to management This direction will not affect your pay as the master rosters are submitted to workforce management and your pays are based on your master rosters The full motion is as follows This special meeting of the ADHC DC resolves that a direction be issued to members placing an urgent ban on completing and providing to management the new client map and master roster building tool To get involved in the campaign to protect disability services contact your PSA delegates and JOIN us today You can also JOIN the PSA online at WWW pSa asn au NDIS am
29. ty and home care services to around 90 000 clients including the bulk of specialist high needs services The Home Care Service provides subsidised home and community care to people with disability older people and their carers to live independently in their own homes Aboriginal Home Care Services Branches provide a wide variety of services specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients The major component of home based care 70 is to people over 65 The current COAG funding contract for over 65s ceases in June 2015 The actual contract ceases in September 2015 Respite Centres are under review and may no longer provide a service Authorised by Anne Gardiner General Secretary Public Service Association of NSW PS A DEFENDING DISABILITY SERVICES Taw 7 WR E gt A PRIVATISATION WO Important dates in the lead up to the privatisation of ADHC 2012 December Heads of Agreement finalised between the Commonwealth and NSW Governments for the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS 2013 July NDIS in NSW launched in the Hunter region 2013 November NDIS Enabling Act is passed 2014 May Public Service Agencies Transaction Unit may be submitting their Divestment Strategy to the NSW Government 2014 May Possible changes to Federal Funding for NDIS scheme THE FOLLOWING DATES MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE TRANSACTION UNIT S SUBMISSION TO CABINET AND FEDERAL DECISIONS 2015 Septembe
30. was introduced to improve choice funding and quality of services available to people However there is no direct connection between the NDIS and the NSW Government ideological decision to privatise all publicly delivered disability and home care services in our stat which the Government is driving via the NDIS Enabling Act This meeting recognises the real distress the Government s decision has caused families who rely on publicly run disability and home care services There is also real distress amongst workers whose employment security workplace rights and conditions of employment are being sacrificed in the race to privatise This meeting of state wide delegates endorses an industrial ban to be placed on the work related to the privatisation of ADHC to be implemented immediately and to run until the NSW Government abandons the privatisation of disability services DEFENDING SERVICES DC Motion Endorsing Bans PSA Wo r K Ba ns This meeting of state wide Disability Services Delegates vehemently opposes the privatisation of Ageing Ilawarra Shoalhaven Disability and Home Care ADHC Services and as a result have lost confidence in the Minister John At a meeting of members in the Illawarra a motion was passed to enact work Ajaka bans on Home Administrative reporting to the agency We condemn the NSW Government These bans show the determination of the members to fight to save their job for using the Nation
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