End in sight in APS wage tussle as union endorses latest offer
The CPSU has recommended that members accept the latest pay offer from the Commonwealth government which includes a one-off payment.
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The CPSU has recommended that members accept the latest pay offer from the Commonwealth government which includes a one-off payment.
A much watched federal pay deal has been brokered, after a one-off payment was agreed with in principle with the key union, but union elections could derail the agreement.
The Albanese government has upped its pay offer to 11.2 per cent and tabled paternity and carers leave extensions in the hope it will settle the first major industrial negotiation with its 182,000 civilian workforce.
Internal work bans at Services Australia are to start on Tuesday amid further threats of rolling stoppages as public sector unions seek pay increases to match inflation.
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