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Question and Answer Tracking Details

2773 - PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES

Hornery, Sonia to the Premier

Is the Government planning a public sector wage freeze for nurses, midwives, other health care sector workers and public servants?

 

Answer -

Over 220,000 people in New South Wales lost their jobs in April alone.

Around 3 million people are on Job Keeper across the nation - and we expect around a third of those to be in New South Wales.

And this is at a time when our revenue is expected to fall by more than $10 billion.

Our Wages Policy - pausing pay rises for public servants as we recover from the pandemic - will enable us to protect existing jobs and create jobs in the private sector.

The proceeds could create as many as 20,000 jobs in New South Wales.

Given the Government's regulations were disallowed in the Legislative Council, the matter will now be considered by the Industrial Relations Commission.

 


Question asked on 12 May 2020 (session 57-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 56
Answer received on 16 June 2020 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 66