DCS accused of secrecy

Key points

• The Public Service Association says the NSW Department of Customer Service has not properly consulted staff over a restructure of Government Technology Platforms. The plan could remove 80 permanent roles, a 20 percent cut to the unit's permanent workforce, while expanding temporary positions.
• The union calls this casualisation by stealth. It says the department has withheld Treasury submissions, business cases and financial models from staff, and that consultation without that information is not genuine.
• The department has said extensive consultation has taken place and that it is complete.