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Follow the day’s news liveWatch: ‘I don’t tend to read Hamas propaganda’: Penny Wong responds to grilling from Birmingham – videoGet 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...