The New South Wales (NSW) government has announced a one-off $3,000 (US$2,200) payment to health employees in recognition of their frontline work during COVID-19.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the payment in addition to the new policy that will apply to industrial agreements struck from July 1, 2022.
Public sector employees, including nurses, teachers, and paramedics, have been offered a three percent remuneration annual increase this year, with a potential further 3.5 percent increase the next financial year for those who make a “substantial contribution.”
The annual wage increase was lifted from 2.5 percent, which has been a major point of negotiation between the state and unions for months….