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To: Minister Kelly O'Dwyer
End the four year pay freeze for Department of Immigration and Border Protection workers
Workers in the Department of Immigration and Border Protection have endured a 4 year pay freeze.
Now the Commonwealth Government has blocked an interim pay rise just before Christmas. This is another kick in the guts for 13,000 families already struggling.
We're calling on the newly appointed Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service Kelly O'Dwyer to do the right thing and get Government to provide a pay rise.
Pick up the phone Kelly, 13,000 workers and their families need to make it onto Malcolm’s Christmas list.
Why is this important?
The four year pay freeze has devastated workers at DIBP, with many heading into Christmas struggling to make ends meet. They work incredibly hard protecting our community from guns, drugs and terrorism and they deserve respect and fairness at work.
"God knows how much longer we can hold out, we have already raided the kid’s education fund…I have to find ways to cut our living expenses even more in an effort to pay them back in the next 4-5 years whilst trying to pay the mortgage. So much for well supported and valued staff."
- Worker at Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Michaelia Cash has been attempting to slash the rights, pay and conditions of DIBP workers for years. The case is currently before the Fair Work Commission in arbitration which is a long and complex process. The Commonwealth has the power to issue a determination raising employee’s wages at any time.
Instead the Turnbull Government chose to instruct their Legal Counsel to argue against the Full Bench making an interim wage rise. This is a heartless and unnecessary intervention from the Commonwealth.
We are asking that newly appointed Minister O’Dwyer ensures fairness and acts to have Government provide an interim pay rise.