Public Servants
Public service faces three more years of pay freeze
Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins has announced that public servants earning more than $60,000 will only be offered pay increases under select circumstances for the next three years. There will be… Audio
Positive and safe workplaces for public servants
The National Secretary of the Public Service Association, Glenn Barclay, speaks with Karyn about the impact of the new standards for public servants including its 70,000 members. Audio
Public service kick in the pants
The Regional Development Minister Shane Jones wants ministers to have more power over public servants. Verna Smith of Victoria University says he does have a point about making the Public Service more… Audio
Public servants happy but hopeful of more pay - survey
A survey has found most people in the public sector value and enjoy their work, but most think they are underpaid.
Payroll problems going back years at Government ministry
Thousands of public servants may have been underpaid for decades because of a payroll error that could cost the ministry involved a 'significant' amount. Audio
Public Service Neutrality under Threat?
Brent Edwards examines whether the country's public servants are being politicised Audio
Anger at rising civil servant ceo salaries
The number of public servants now earning more than 100 thousand dollars is rising. And so too are the salaries of the highest paid public servant chief executives. Audio
Highest paid public servant makes $800,000-plus
The highest paid public servant is making more than 800-thousand-dollars a year. Audio