NSW teachers, paramedics, police and other public sector workers are in line to receive a 4.5 per cent bump in wages from July 1 as Premier Chris Minns moves to head off strikes from unions demanding a lift of more than 6 per cent.
In its first major step to dismantle a public sector wage cap which has kept a lid on wages of between 2 and 3 per cent for the past three years, the 4.5 per cent increase – which is expected to cost $618 million over one year – will also include a 0.5 per cent lift in super.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
