The Palaszczuk government is budgeting a pay rise of up to 30 per cent over five years for workers on its $10 billion worth of health construction projects.
and would come as Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe warns big pay rises could perpetuate higher inflation.
However, Master Builders Association Queensland chief executive Paul Bidwell said the provisioning for cost rises could avoid firm collapses, such as the recent failure of PBS Building.“It could be a good outcome because they’re flagging what those increases might be and builders should be aware of that and take that into account when doing their costing.
A spokesman for Queensland Health said it provided the information as part of a confidential tender process to advise potential contractors that the Department of Energy and Public Works was drafting new Best Practice Industry Conditions .
But the CFMEU Queensland branch is in the middle of negotiating their next industry deal – the first in the country since the Albanese government was elected – and the updated BPIC will capture tenders issued this year.
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