New South Wales Health Workers Offered Payrise Ahead of Industrial Action Threat

HSU NSW Secretary, Gerard Hayes speaks to the media during a press conference in Sydney, Australia on May 18, 2023. AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Health workers in New South Wales (NSW) have called off plans for industrial action after the state government struck a deal with the Health Services Union (HSU), raising wages by four percent.

The deal will see a pay increase of up to 8.5 percent, or $3,500 (US$2,323), for the state’s lowest-paid health workers and will also cover cleaners, hospital clerks, and allied health professionals.