Eighteen executives were in line for salaries up to 68 per cent higher than their public-sector peers for similar roles.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers released figures showing wages rising at their highest levels in 15 years,but said the government had more work to do this year to tackle inflation.
After notching up some wins on housing,the NSW government will end the year wearing the scars of a bruising public sector pay row.
The salary increases will range from between 11 and 29 per cent,preventing a New Year’s Day shutdown by paramedics.
The NSW health minister says he has had “fruitful discussions” with union representatives but that some challenges remain in ending the deadlocked pay dispute.
A poll found more than two thirds of Victorian voters support a push by the state’s public servants for more flexible work arrangements and the right to work from home.
The Albanese government has a suite of policies designed to correct some of the glaring inequity in Australia’s system. This week we saw the first phase.
Some of Sydney’s private schools will increase teacher pay by up to 8 to 12 per cent in a bid to match historic wage rises across the government sector.
Peak business groups and the Coalition say the “sneaky” deal on industrial relations will increase business costs and hinder the economy.
The online fashion retailer,which uncovered more than $1 million in underpayments last year,has slashed more than 100 jobs and has never turned a profit in Australia.
A leaked circular shows the government is considering giving skilled temporary migrants a boost to minimum pay rates every year.