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| Subject: OZschwitz: Parasitical political staffers line up for a big pay rise Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:13 pm | |
| TOP Government advisers are in line for pay increases of up to $11,700 despite Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's appeal for wage restraint.
A secret memo obtained by The Sunday Age reveals Special Minister of State John Faulkner wants a 5.6 per cent pay rise for all senior staff employed by members of Parliament.
The memo, written three days before Christmas, reveals Senator Faulkner has also been working on a longer-term strategy to boost pay and conditions for senior staff amid concern about burn-out and soaring rates of staff turnover.
Senator Faulkner says a ruling Mr Rudd made soon after he was elected in 2007 had effectively frozen pay rates for senior staff, with "no mechanism" for pay rises.
"I am considering approving a 5.6 per cent salary increase for senior staff who have not had an annual increase since 9 December, 2007," he says in the memo.
"I also wish to commence the process of developing a longer-term employment framework for senior staff, which will incorporate remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment."
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