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Gladys Berejiklian announces 12-month wage freeze for NSW public sector workers

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the pay freeze on Wednesday.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian Source: AAP

The NSW government will pause public sector pay rises for 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has promised to make no one redundant.


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The NSW government will pause public sector pay rises for 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has promised to make no one redundant.


The NSW government has paused public sector pay rises for 12 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic and says it will not make any of its workers redundant during that time.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian last week said her government was seeking a freeze on pay rises for MPs.

 

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The NSW Government wants to freeze the pay of public servants, including nurses.

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