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Follow the day’s news live‘Reckless’: Penny Wong condemns Peter Dutton’s threats to cut ties with International Criminal CourtGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWage increase should be more than inflation so workers get real pay rise: McManusSally McManus says workers are still coming from behind:I won’t be too happy if it’s 3.5%. That’s smack on inflation. I think it should be more than inflation.People should see a real wage increase.One of the things that, you know, some people argue is … this weird wage price spiral idea which has been well and truly debunked over the last few years.Just because one group of workers get a pay rise, like, the lowest paid … that’s not going to automatically flow on to everyone else. Continue reading...
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Wage increase should be more than inflation so workers get real pay rise: McManus
Sally McManus says workers are still coming from behind:
I won’t be too happy if it’s 3.5%. That’s smack on inflation. I think it should be more than inflation.
People should see a real wage increase.
One of the things that, you know, some people argue is … this weird wage price spiral idea which has been well and truly debunked over the last few years.
Just because one group of workers get a pay rise, like, the lowest paid … that’s not going to automatically flow on to everyone else. Continue reading...