Underfunding WorkSafe Risks Lives
The Hodgman Government’s budget priorities are clearly affecting WorkSafe’s ability to employ the necessary staff to safeguard workers’ health and safety.
The Hodgman Government’s budget priorities are clearly affecting WorkSafe’s ability to employ the necessary staff to safeguard workers’ health and safety.
Cassy questions the Premier over the 10.5% pay rise to members of Parliament.
The House of Assembly is today debating a sham disallowance Motion which will have no effect.
The premier sent the issue of MPs' pay to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission, knowing it would result in a pay rise.
When the Premier sent the issue of MPs' salaries off to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission, he must have known it would result in a huge pay rise.
The Premier can't pretend he is surprised by the Tasmanian Industrial Commission recommendation to award Tasmanian MPs a 10.5% pay rise.
Premier Hodgman and the Liberal Party Room should just fess up that they want a pay rise and are trusting the Tasmanian Industrial Commission to deliver it.
The Premier seems to be trying to get himself and his ministers a pay rise without accepting responsibility for the decision.
There is clearly no place for independent umpires in the Hodgman government’s New Tasmania.
Tasmanians have seen how little the Liberal majority government regards its public sector workers.