The one-year pay deal, meant to tide over workers until a new industrial relations framework is established, will cost taxpayers $618 million.
, would apply to a swath of public sector workers whose agreements are due to expire at the end of this month, including the Health Services Union.
But the interim offer has not been resoundingly welcome. NSW HSU boss Gerard Hayes has been a vocal critic of the government for failing to move faster on wages, and while he said the offer will be presented to its members, he believes it “falls short”. “NSW Health has an attraction and retention crisis that is draining our hospitals of the essential workers they need. The HSU intends to keep campaigning for a pay rise that recognises the skills and workload of health and hospital workers and the extraordinary cost of living pressures they face.
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