Council To Trim Fat After $69.3 Million Spent On Staff

MORE than 43 per cent of Wollongong City Council expenditure was spent on wages and salaries last financial year.

School Starting With Pay Debate

THIRTY-five years ago school teachers' wages were comparable with those of state MPs. Today a teacher earns about half what a state MP gets.

Restraint In Wages The New Mantra

CUTS should be made to runaway executive salaries and business profits rather than the pay of ordinary workers, unions have argued in a rebuff to demands for restraint in wages growth.

Unions Signal Big Push For Pay Rises

CUTS should be made to runaway executive salaries and business profits rather than the pay of ordinary workers, unions have argued in a rebuff to demands for restraint in wages growth.

Teacher Pay Flunks The Fairness Test

Teachers do more than teach, and their wages should reflect this.

Tough Times Force Women Back To Work

WOMEN were almost entirely responsible for the growth in employment last month, as rising interest rates, falling tax rates and attractive wages encouraged more of them to take up paid work.

Case Builds For Rates To Rise Again

IN 1992, Australia had 25 unemployed for every job vacancy. Today this ratio is edging down towards 2.5 unemployed for every job offering - increasing pressure on wages and interest rates.