ATO staff warn the proposed pay deal fails to keep pace with inflation, undervalues their work and risks driving skilled public servants out of government.
The Commonwealth’s initial offer of an average pay rise of just 3% a year over three years to the Australian Public Service has copped an immediate hard pushback, with Australian Taxation Office staff pillorying the ambit claim in anonymised responses to industrial representatives.
Member feedback to the Australian Services Union Taxation Officers’ Branch on the initial offer reveals widespread anger and disappointment with the Australian Public Service Commission’s starting point, indicating the Albanese government could have a bigger fight on its hands than first anticipated.