Public services union ver.di is calling on the federal and local government employers to get on with negotiating a new pay structure. The unions and employers are due to meet at the end of the month for fresh talks following a meeting in September where the employers raised a series of questions rather than taking steps towards a new agreement. Ver.di also wants assurances from the employers that certain pay allowances will continue to be paid as their payment was only guaranteed up to the end of October in the current collective agreement.
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Employers stall over new pay structure
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