Public sector is overworked and underpaid says Unions NSW Economy & Industry The planned strike for public sector workers in NSW went ahead yesterday, with a key demand from the demonstrators being a 5.2% pay rise. Earlier
NSW unions criticise 3% public sector pay rise, strike to go on June 7, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry A NSW public sector strike will continue as planned tomorrow, despite yesterday’s announcement of a 3% pay rise for public sector employees. The government announced
Vic government holds firm on 2% pay rise cap, as VPS enterprise agreement nears expiry November 29, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News Pay rise talks between the Victorian government and the public sector union will likely continue into 2020, with the threat of industrial action still on
Public sector union orders up intellectual assault on Andrews government’s austerity economics October 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry The Victorian government’s decision to put the brakes on pay rises and agency budgets is “inexplicable” after the state’s impressive economic performance in recent years,
Industrial action looms as parliamentary pay rise infuriates Victorian public sector union September 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says government employees could get pay rises above 2% if they increase productivity and make unspecified “trade-offs” as a far more
Bargaining bonus: Palaszczuk offers public servants an extra $1250 on top of capped pay rise September 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The Queensland government has put a one-off $1250 bonus on the table in pay negotiations with public sector workers but is holding firm on its
NSW government and PSA reach pay rise deal for school workers September 4, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Education More than 18,000 administrative and support staff in NSW public schools will receive a minimum 19% wage increase over three years with a one-off 11%
WA public service union claims a win and bides its time for the next battle August 19, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Western Australian public servants have overwhelmingly voted to take what they can get from the McGowan government now and bide their time before taking up
Lowe stirs the pot with talk of 3% pay rises in the public sector, and that's all he wanted to do August 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Governments were predictably unmoved by Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe’s view that caps on public sector pay rises are a factor in low wage growth
Tasmanian public sector wage agreement reached...for now July 25, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News The Tasmanian government and public sector unions have reached an ‘in principle’ one-year agreement on a public sector pay rise, after months of failed negotiations.
WA presents a united front for service delivery and invests big in public sector ICT May 13, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The Western Australian government plans to open a new shopfront and a related service delivery website representing four departments plus the police force under its
Labor promises public servants above-inflation pay rises and APS-wide conditions 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
Victorian public sector wages policy draws anger from one union, silence from another April 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The Victorian government’s somewhat confusing new public sector wages policy, which came into effect last Wednesday, has met an angry response from the Australian Services
Governments ensure the public sector keeps pace with slow wage growth March 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The slow wage growth that has become the norm across the economy is also evident in the public sector, with most governments choosing to put
