SIX MONTH PAY FREEZE DISAPPOINTING FOR THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES AGAINST COVID-19

09 April 2020

SENATOR KATY GALLAGHER
SHADOW MINISTER FOR FINANCE
SHADOW MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE
SENATOR FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Labor notes the decision by the Morrison Government to defer general wage increases for Commonwealth Public Servants for six months. 

This decision will come as a disappointment for the public servants working hard to protect the safety and welfare of Australians through the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Across the country, public servants are on the frontlines – from staff working in Centrelink offices and the ATO to deliver economic support measures, to those leading our national health response, to scientists at the CSIRO working on a cure.
 
We thank public servants for their significant contribution working on the frontline in the ongoing response to COVID-19.
 
THURSDAY, 9 APRIL 2020