Unions decry NSW government’s ‘insulting’ public sector wage cap increase

Premier Dominic Perrottet argues increase is fair but unions say angry' members have voted to go ahead with industrial action

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The New South Wales government's attempt to head off industrial action by boosting the public sector wage cap by 0.5% appears unlikely to succeed, with multiple unions calling the measure insulting.

The pre-budget announcement was made on Monday alongside a $4.5bn health workforce investment including a goal to hire more than 7,500 healthcare workers over the next 12 months, prompting questions from the opposition over its feasibility.

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