From the outset the government has pushed back against awarding chunky pay rises to public sector workers, arguing that doing so could fuel inflation. That was always a contentious claim. The inflationary impact of public sector pay rises depends on how they are funded - whether t...
The rise in importance of demonstrated skills and empathy has increased the need for community health workers, especially in areas such as substance abuse and harm reduction.21 At the same time, at least 16 US states have dropped degree requirements from some public sect...
AsliDemirgüç-Kunt,MichaelLokshin,andVladimirKolchin.2023.“EffectsofPublicSectorWagesonCorruption:WageInequalityMatters.”CGDWorkingPaper644.Washington,DC:CenterforGlobalDevelopment. /publication/effects-public-sector-wages-corruption-wage-inequality-matters CENTERFORGLOBALDEVELOPMENT 2055LStreet,NWFifthFloorWashi...
Loss of sustainability accreditation and prosecutions have been two recent impacts upon forest sector activity in New Zealand following a Ministerial Inquiry (MILU, 2023; New Zealand Government, 2023; Gibson, 2024). Conflict over natural resource management usually revolves around the perceived ...
Members of the RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) union are calling for a 7% pay rise - which is below the latest inflation rate of 9.1% - but far above the 3% that has been offered so far. Such wide scale industrial action has seen oth...
Community and Public Sector Union ACT regional secretary Maddy Northam said it’s vital these public servants – who are on lower wages than those in executive roles – receive a real pay rise. “We don’t begrudge anyone a pay rise, but our members are seeking a pay rise o...
The advice comes from extensive conversations with experienced heads of service as well as experts from other areas of local government and the wider public sector.” Library Lifeline part 21: Things we learned at the Inclusive Libraries Conference –Literacy Trust. “the School Library Association...
^The large fall in public sector productivity since 2019, assessed at 7.5% by the ONS to last year, is a major cost to taxpayers and a major drag on economic performance. The immediate task for the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and the Cabinet Office Minister for the civil service must...
CEO pay at commercial State bodies including RTÉ likely to rise after review New Senior Posts Remuneration Committee is to be established to look at pay in high-level public sector posts - but not ministers Wed Mar 06 2024 - 06:00Sipo...
coupled with repeated statements from Premier McNeil in the days leading to the ratification vote that the government will not allow an arbitrator to settle any collective agreement with public sector unions, leaves us with a collective bargaining process with one final chapter: strike action or lock...