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Bad news, Governor: the wage-rise spiral is already raging

19 February 2022

9:00 AM

19 February 2022

9:00 AM

I’ve had the opportunity recently to take part in wage-rise discussions for several small entities in which I’m involved. The conversation has been much the same everywhere. ‘How about we offer them 3 per cent?’ ‘But that’s less than current inflation and they didn’t have a rise when they were on furlough last year.’

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