Yesterday, the Australian bemoaned weak public sector wage growth, suggesting public sector wages are in the ‘doldrums’ and public servants are ‘enduring’ the weakest wage growth on record.
Leaving the emotive language to one side, public sector wage growth during 2019 was 2.2 per cent (seasonally adjusted) in a year where inflation was 1.8 per cent.
One wonders how these little poppets will survive the adversity of weak wage growth despite the soft sweet cushioning of job security and 15 per cent superannuation.
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