ANALYSIS: Mark McGowan's surprise pay deal is unlikely to solve WA's public sector problem
"We believe that to keep up with the cost-of-living year-on-year, that you need to actually have pay increases that compound on each other," was the view of public sector union boss Rikki Hendon.which is headed for a $1 billion deficit this year,
The Premier also may want to avoid falling into the trap former premier Colin Barnett found himself in whencaused his budget to move into the red, forcing him to borrow money to pay for recurrent expenditure. But some argue there is greater flexibility in competing for talent with other states – with the Australian Nurses Federation among those warning WA is falling behind.
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