Public sector superannuation bill to be introduced, union seeks urgent briefing Economy & Industry The federal government has said it will introduce legislation on Wednesday about the public service’s superannuation as it faces a looming Federal Court case. In
Government entities paid executives millions during pandemic November 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal A total of 27 government executives received more than $100,000 in bonuses this year while Australian Public Service employees were subjected to a wage freeze,
AusPost decides against executive bonuses as CPSU demands transparency September 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australia Post board has ruled not to award bonuses to its executives, following backlash from the public sector union and Labor. Earlier this week
Bonuses not off the table for AusPost bosses August 31, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Senior executives at Australia Post may be awarded up to $7 million in bonuses this year after the organisation reported record revenue. AusPost chief executive
Axe to VPS secretary bonuses hits more agencies February 18, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Executives at Victorian Public Service agencies could lose their bonuses, four years after the state’s departmental secretaries lost their extra cut. A government spokesperson told
NDIS minister gets CEO Martin Hoffman a payrise November 13, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The public servant leading the National Disability Insurance Agency will receive a pay rise following requests from the minister to the Remuneration Tribunal. NDIA CEO
Public sector workforce tops 2 million, 5% average pay growth shows those on top did well November 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry The number of people working in the public sector edged over 2 million this year, after growth of 3% over the 2018-19 financial year. The
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
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
NT public service executive pay freeze: government will get its money, now or later 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 Chief Minister Michael Gunner is
Secretaries' pay boost takes Parkinson above $900k June 7, 2019 By David Donaldson Career Matters Australia’s top federal public servants will enjoy a 2% pay increase on July 1. This will take the pay packet of the nation’s highest-paid bureaucrat,
