❓ Hon. Ljiljanna Ravlich questions the Commerce Minister regarding a perceived inconsistency in the government's public sector wages policy, specifically concerning pay rises for doctors versus potential offers to police.
AnsweredQoN 851Legislative Council
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PUBLIC SECTOR — WAGES POLICY
851. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH to the
Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the government's
public sector wages policy, which caps wage and conditions increases to
projected growth in the CPI. Given this policy —
(1) Why did the
government ignore its own new wages policy to deliver to doctors in the public
health system an 11 to 12 per cent pay rise over three years?
(2) Is the government prepared to
offer police the same pay rise; and, if not, why not?
851. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH to the
Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the government's
public sector wages policy, which caps wage and conditions increases to
projected growth in the CPI. Given this policy —
(1) Why did the
government ignore its own new wages policy to deliver to doctors in the public
health system an 11 to 12 per cent pay rise over three years?
(2) Is the government prepared to
offer police the same pay rise; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
(1) The
government did not ignore the new wages policy. The new policy contained in the
''Public Sector Wages Policy Statement 2014'' applies to
industrial agreements expiring after 1 November 2013. The offer to the Australian
Medical Association for the medical practitioners' industrial
agreements is consistent with the 2009 wages policy, which was in operation
when these agreements expired.
(2) The police
industrial agreement expires on 30 June 2014 and therefore will be subject to
the ''Public Sector Wages Policy Statement 2014''.
some notice of this question.
(1) The
government did not ignore the new wages policy. The new policy contained in the
''Public Sector Wages Policy Statement 2014'' applies to
industrial agreements expiring after 1 November 2013. The offer to the Australian
Medical Association for the medical practitioners' industrial
agreements is consistent with the 2009 wages policy, which was in operation
when these agreements expired.
(2) The police
industrial agreement expires on 30 June 2014 and therefore will be subject to
the ''Public Sector Wages Policy Statement 2014''.
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