Health workers in New South Wales (NSW) have called off plans for industrial action after the state government struck a deal with the Health Services Union (HSU), raising wages by four percent.
The deal will see a pay increase of up to 8.5 percent, or $3,500 (US$2,323), for the state’s lowest-paid health workers and will also cover cleaners, hospital clerks, and allied health professionals.
The deal will not apply to doctors and nurses.
Meanwhile, the state government’s four percent deal will apply to paramedics, who are reported to be seeking parity with their interstate counterparts when they meet with the government in nine days….