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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Jasper Lindell

Talks shift to workload as ACT says no more in the bank for pay rises

The ACT is banking on being able to ease the workload concerns of public sector staff to get its enterprise agreements over the line without needing to find more money to offer bigger pay rises.

Public Service Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said the government believed there were issues other than just the proposed pay increases that drove staff to vote down an offer earlier this month.

Public Service Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture by Keegan Carroll
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