Pay rises above inflation are demanded for 400,000 public servants as new pay agreement talks are due to begin. The current public service pay deal runs from 2024 and expires on June 30. The call includes a short-term wage deal and real increases that address the cost-of-living pressures on working families. Concerns are raised that AI could be used to undermine secure employment and erode workers’ rights. Defending directly employed public service jobs against outsourcing is identified as a major issue. Greater use of Public Private Partnerships is criticized for weakening accountability, employment standards, and pay and service quality. Strong enforceable protections against outsourcing and reinforced commitments to direct employment are sought.
"PAY rises to tackle a cost of living crisis must be a top priority at talks on 400,000 public servants' wages, the govenrment has been warned."
"Mr Figgis said the increasing emergence of AI must not become another mechanism to undermine secure employment or erode workers' rights. He said defending directly employed public service jobs against outsourcing is a major issue."
"For too long, the Government has failed to properly fund and resource our public services, choosing instead to allow the creeping expansion of outsourced arrangements. He said there has been a greater use of Public Private Partnerships to provide services. This approach undermines accountability, weakens employment standards, and creates a race to the bottom on pay, conditions, and service quality."
"Siptu will demand stronger, enforceable protections against outsourcing in the next public sector agreement. Existing commitments to direct employment must be reinforced and honoured. Public services should be delivered by public servants, employed directly, properly supported, and available to the communities they serve."
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