❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the Premier regarding the consistency between the Liberal Party's pre-election public sector wages policy and the government's post-election policy, specifically concerning wage increases tied to the Perth CPI. The government confirms the existence of the pre-election policy and the current CPI-linked policy, providing further details.
AnsweredQoN 438Legislative Council
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PUBLIC SECTOR — WAGES POLICY
438. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the
Leader of the House representing the Premier:
(1) Did the
Liberal Party release a public sector management policy in March 2013, before
the state election?
(2) Does the policy state —
If re-elected, the Liberals will
maintain a wages policy that provides public sector employees with fair and
reasonable remuneration and benefits and safe working conditions?
(3) What was the Liberal–National government's
policy at that time?
(4) Does the
government wages policy, introduced after the state government election, state
that it will offer a maximum pay and conditions increase of Treasury's
projected Perth consumer price index to public sector workers?
(5) What is the government's method for projecting
the Perth consumer price index?
The PRESIDENT : The last three sections of that question
are fine but the first two are related to a political party's policy
rather than a government question. The Minister for Mental Health may wish to
answer.
438. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the
Leader of the House representing the Premier:
(1) Did the
Liberal Party release a public sector management policy in March 2013, before
the state election?
(2) Does the policy state —
If re-elected, the Liberals will
maintain a wages policy that provides public sector employees with fair and
reasonable remuneration and benefits and safe working conditions?
(3) What was the Liberal–National government's
policy at that time?
(4) Does the
government wages policy, introduced after the state government election, state
that it will offer a maximum pay and conditions increase of Treasury's
projected Perth consumer price index to public sector workers?
(5) What is the government's method for projecting
the Perth consumer price index?
The PRESIDENT : The last three sections of that question
are fine but the first two are related to a political party's policy
rather than a government question. The Minister for Mental Health may wish to
answer.
AnswerView source ↗
I am providing this answer on behalf of the Leader of the House
who is responding on behalf of the Premier.
(1) Yes, it did.
(2) Yes, it does.
(3) I table the attached public sector wages policy
applicable as at March 2013.
(4) Yes, it does.
(5) The
government's method for projecting the Perth consumer price index is
published on the Department of Commerce website.
I seek to
table the attached information.
[See paper
1402.]
The
PRESIDENT : There are two
pieces of information there that are tabled.
who is responding on behalf of the Premier.
(1) Yes, it did.
(2) Yes, it does.
(3) I table the attached public sector wages policy
applicable as at March 2013.
(4) Yes, it does.
(5) The
government's method for projecting the Perth consumer price index is
published on the Department of Commerce website.
I seek to
table the attached information.
[See paper
1402.]
The
PRESIDENT : There are two
pieces of information there that are tabled.
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