Prison officers and faculty assist workers are amongst greater than 80,000 NSW public sector staff in line for a 4 per cent pay rise.
The state authorities struck a cope with the Public Service Association within the Industrial Relations Commission for the pay enhance, plus a 0.5 per cent enhance in superannuation.
Public sector wages had been capped at 2.5 per cent beneath the earlier coalition authorities.
Minister for Industrial Relations and Work Health and Safety Sophie Cotsis mentioned the pay rise, confirmed by the federal government on Friday, would assist handle recruitment and retention.
“This will benefit the people that keep the state’s essential services like schools, prisons, and national parks up and running,” she mentioned in an announcement.
“The people of NSW deserve world class public services.”
Professions coated by the wage enhance embrace jail officers, park rangers, college assist workers, youngster safety staff, Rural Fire Service workers, State Emergency Service workers, and Service NSW staff.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au