pay rise

A win, yes. But we must keep advocating for reforms to improve the wellbeing, status, conditions and pay of early childhood educators, writes Associate Professor Marg Rogers

Nurses and midwives across New South Wales are set to receive significant pay increases following a landmark industrial ruling.

Monday’s five per cent pay rise fully delivers the Albanese Government’s 15 per cent pay rise for early childhood educators.

Players in the Women’s National Basketball League will see a 104 per cent pay rise by the 2028/29 season as part of a landmark new agreement.

Early childhood educators can expect a pay rise when the final stage of the multi-employer bargaining application is set to be signed off.

Thousands of nurses and midwives in NSW are holding a significant stop work action today, fighting for a 15 per cent pay rise. 

For too long, early childhood educators have been treated as little more than babysitters. This pay rise will help to better value them.

The Albanese government has announced it will fund a 15 per cent wage increase for early childhood education and care workers.

Nurses and midwives in Victoria are set to receive a 28.4 per cent pay rise over four years in a new pay deal.

Base salaries for CEOs and managing directors in Australia have risen by double digits in the last year, according to annual survey data.

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The starting salary for graduate teachers in NSW state schools will rise from $75,791 to $85,000, as part of a new four-year pay deal.