Whatever today's economic data shows about how close Australia is to recession the truth is we are already experiencing the biggest dive in living standards in half a century — and have been for two years, writes Peter Martin.
Same here, they were almost at the stage of giving us a pay rise (we were essential workers, so they were allowed to not give us the yearly for some reason) as staff shortages were hitting the industry hard.
When factoring in inflation, I’m basically making about $1 more than when I started in my job 7 years ago , and that’s with moving up to one of the more senior positions possible in the industry.
Same here, they were almost at the stage of giving us a pay rise (we were essential workers, so they were allowed to not give us the yearly for some reason) as staff shortages were hitting the industry hard.
When factoring in inflation, I’m basically making about $1 more than when I started in my job 7 years ago , and that’s with moving up to one of the more senior positions possible in the industry.