It’s been tough being a civil servant over the past year. And not only because, in 2022, we went through three prime ministers, four chancellors and myriad ministers. We, as a group, have been mistreated by the government – especially in regards to pay and job security. So, this week, more than 100,000 of us are going on strike on Budget day.
As civil servants, we assist the government and its various departments to perform necessary functions, but despite the important work we do we’re not being fairly treated. That was exemplified by the 2-3 per cent pay increase that the government approved for us for the 2022-23 financial year, while inflation was comfortably over 10 per cent for much of last year.
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