NSW Premier Chris Minns has announced a review into redundancy provisions for senior public servants after it was revealed taxpayers had coughed up nearly $700,000 for the termination payouts of senior media advisers working for the state’s top cop. The combined $687,000 was given to three high-paid senior media advisersContinue Reading
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced a major overhaul to the rules of fixed-term contracts in Australia that’s set to improve the careers of 400,000 workers. Under the new rules, which come into effect on December 6, workers will be prohibited from being employed on a fixed-term contract (FTC) forContinue Reading
One of Labor’s signature election promises to boost the salaries of about 400,000 public sector wages has cost the government a massive $8bn. Across Australia, the majority of public sector employees have been given a 4 per cent pay bump, which also includes a 0.5 per cent boost to superannuation,Continue Reading
Australia’s largest state economy is bracing for pain after being warned “tough choices” need to be made ahead of the NSW state budget. When Treasurer Daniel Mookhey hands down his first budget on Tuesday afternoon he is expected to lay bare the dire state of the state’s finances. Facing aContinue Reading
Major NSW sporting events are at risk of not being attended by on-call paramedics, in their latest move to secure more competitive rates of pay. On Tuesday, paramedics represented by the Health Services Union (HSU) said they’d begin instituting an indefinite ban on events like regional and metro horse racing.Continue Reading
The union representing bank employees is taking one of Australia’s biggest employers to court over a demand to get more of its employees back into the office. The Commonwealth Bank sent out the order on May 24, saying staff currently working from home would have to return to the officeContinue Reading
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey faced a grilling from a crowd of public health workers furious at the state government over unmet wage promises and delayed salary packaging reform. Mr Mookhey was confronted with multiple tough questions, taunts and barbs mid-speech while speaking at the annual conference for the Health ServicesContinue Reading
Tens of thousands of public sector workers in NSW can expect a pay bump of 4.5 per cent, as the government works to enact one of their flagship election promises. The wage rise will be made up of a 4 per cent increase to wages, plus a 0.5 per centContinue Reading
Paramedic and patient transfer workers will launch a 24-hour strike from 6am on Thursday, as healthcare workers demand faster action on the NSW government’s promise to scrap the wages cap. The unprecedented industrial action will involve both urgent (red) and non-urgent (green) ambulance fleets. During this time patient transport officersContinue Reading
Questions have been raised over NSW Labor’s promise to scrap the 3.5 per cent wage cap for public sector workers, with concerns a 1 per cent increase could raise state expenditure by $2.6b. Public sector wages make up about 40 per cent of the NSW budget, with the Coalition costingContinue Reading