Public sector pay to fall under NSW government wage cap, report finds
by Michael McGowan from World news | The Guardian on (#600DW)
Exclusive: Union-commissioned study finds cap will see wages fall by thousands of dollars a year
Public sector workers will lose thousands of dollars a year due to rising cost of living pressures unless the New South Wales government scraps its controversial cap on wages, according to a new report released ahead of plans for further industrial action.
As a coalition of unions prepares to ramp up its campaign against the Coalition, the report, commissioned by Unions NSW, found nurses, teachers, police and paramedics all face being thousands of dollars worse off due to the 2.5% cap on wage increases introduced in 2011.
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