Continuing to shrink the public service is ‘bad economics’, says Per Capita’s Emma Dawson Economy & Industry Speaking at a Mandarin Talks webinar on Wednesday to discuss their new book ‘What Happens Next?’, the authors rejected the myth that having a big…
Cap on WA public sector pay increases to continue Friday October 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Western Australia's government’s public sector pay freeze is here to stay despite its budget forecasting a surplus of $1.2 billion in 2020-21.
Pay freeze for Senior Executive Service Wednesday March 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal government will freeze all pay rises for department secretaries and agency heads until the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
NT Chief Minister denies pay freeze is fuelling high executive turnover Tuesday September 10, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The Northern Territory government is confident its executive pay freeze will not lead to significant turnover in the upper ranks of the public sector, mainly…
NT public service executive pay freeze: government will get its money, now or later Wednesday July 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The Northern Territory government’s plan to save millions by freezing the pay of public service executives might be delayed, but Premier Michael Gunner is confident…
Labor promises public servants above-inflation pay rises and APS-wide conditions Friday May 10, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Labor promises federal public servants “real wage increases” and a shift towards “service-wide bargaining” over common pay and conditions that sit above agency-specific agreements. “Labor…
Resignation: NT public sector commissioner Craig Allen decides 'it's time to move on' Wednesday May 8, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The Northern Territory Commissioner for Public Employment, Craig Allen, has tendered his resignation and will join the Queensland Office of Industrial Relations as a deputy…
Who's to blame for the effective APS pay freeze? Abetz calls for union head to roll Tuesday January 9, 2018 By Stephen Easton News It's been over two years since he was responsible for APS industrial relations but the Tasmanian senator still takes an active interest. Should public servants…
