Antipodean pay talks stall amid generation-high inflation

Universities face tough decisions as staff argue for wage rises to keep up with cost of living and budgets become increasingly stretched

Published on
July 29, 2022
Last updated
July 28, 2022
John Ross
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#1 Submitted by harrowagenda21 on August 4, 2022 - 5:42am
Don't increase the salaries of levels D and E [my scale] and prioritise the poorer paid and over-worked instead for pay increases. NTEU refuses to do this. Cap senior management pay at c$350k. We would get better applicants. Follow Raewyn Connell, and re-nationalise the sector.

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