❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Treasurer about the impact of nurses' conditions on wages following a previous agreement. The Treasurer deflects, stating the Minister for Commerce is primarily responsible and he lacks recent specific advice.
AnsweredQoN 780Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
NURSES —
ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
780. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Treasurer:
I refer to the Treasurer's statement in this house on
9 June 2009 that the government asked the Treasurer to ''lead government
wage negotiations on EBAs across all government agencies''. I also refer
to the government's decision to award a 14 per cent pay rise to nurses
earlier this year and to the Treasurer's statement during budget
estimates this year regarding nurses' conditions —
There is actually a risk that the
arbitrated settlement of the dispute around some of those conditions may
further inflate the totality of that wages outcome, so that is something that
is still being worked on.
Now that nine months have passed since that agreement was
reached, what has been the impact of the conditions on the totality of the wages
outcome?
ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
780. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Treasurer:
I refer to the Treasurer's statement in this house on
9 June 2009 that the government asked the Treasurer to ''lead government
wage negotiations on EBAs across all government agencies''. I also refer
to the government's decision to award a 14 per cent pay rise to nurses
earlier this year and to the Treasurer's statement during budget
estimates this year regarding nurses' conditions —
There is actually a risk that the
arbitrated settlement of the dispute around some of those conditions may
further inflate the totality of that wages outcome, so that is something that
is still being worked on.
Now that nine months have passed since that agreement was
reached, what has been the impact of the conditions on the totality of the wages
outcome?
AnswerView source ↗
When I made that statement on 9 June 2009 I did so in my
capacity at that time as Minister for Commerce.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : No; the question was to you as Treasurer.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL :
Irrespective of that —
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : It was a dorothy dixer to you as Treasurer.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I put you on notice that if you
shout out while the question is being answered you will not get a
supplementary.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I
am simply explaining how it works. The Minister for Commerce, who looks after
the labour relations section of the Department of Commerce, has responsibility
within government for progressing those. I was then, and for nine months after,
the Minister for Commerce. That is the situation. Of course as Treasurer I have
a very strong interest. The Department of Treasury works very closely with the
Minister for Commerce and with the relevant line ministry in relation to wage
negotiations. In relation to the particulars around the conditions that sit off
the back of nurses' pay, I have not had any recent advice on that so I
cannot give the member any detail.
capacity at that time as Minister for Commerce.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : No; the question was to you as Treasurer.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL :
Irrespective of that —
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : It was a dorothy dixer to you as Treasurer.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I put you on notice that if you
shout out while the question is being answered you will not get a
supplementary.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I
am simply explaining how it works. The Minister for Commerce, who looks after
the labour relations section of the Department of Commerce, has responsibility
within government for progressing those. I was then, and for nine months after,
the Minister for Commerce. That is the situation. Of course as Treasurer I have
a very strong interest. The Department of Treasury works very closely with the
Minister for Commerce and with the relevant line ministry in relation to wage
negotiations. In relation to the particulars around the conditions that sit off
the back of nurses' pay, I have not had any recent advice on that so I
cannot give the member any detail.
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