This McKell Institute report analyses long term public sector wage dynamics in Tasmania, and compares them with Australia's mainland jurisdictions.

Findings:

• Tasmanian public sector workers are now worse off than they were over 13 years ago and their decrease in real wages is significantly more attributable to the state government’s wage-setting policies, rather than just inflation.
• The fastest public sector vacancy growth in the country, depressed starting salaries for graduates and crumbling public services brought about by chronic vacancies.
• Meaningful public sector pay rises would likely positively spill over into the broader labour market.

Read the full report here.