The Albanese government has reached an in-principle pay deal with the major public sector union, after offering 180,000 public servants a bonus ranging from $500 to $1400.
In what it called its “final offer”, backed by the Community and Public Sector Union executive, the Commonwealth said it would bring forward its first-year pay rise of 4 per cent by three months, from March 14 to December 21, creating a one-off payment if workers reached a deal.
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