New South Wales politicians and senior bureaucrats will not be getting a pay rise for at least two years, as legislation to freeze their pay is introduced to parliament.
Labor claims the wages bill for senior executives in government departments and agencies is around $1 billion a year.
Two weeks ago, the government held a meeting with union leaders where they discussed an increase of 4 per cent for nurses, teachers and other frontline workers.The Health Services Union has been taking industrial action, accusing the government of being too slow to remove the cap.
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