Blanket Public Sector Wage Policy Dismantled
The WA government has abandoned its blanket, public sector-wide wages policy, instead opting to return to individual negotiations with unions. Premier Roger Cook said the move will allow more flexibility in negotiations and allow for "fair but financially sustainable" increases. In recent years the government has negotiated conditions and bonuses with individual unions, but locked in a set pay rise for more than 140,000 public sector staff. Cook said moving away from all public sector workers being offered the same pay rise would deliver greater flexibility in the bargaining process, to