Six months into negotiations for a new enterprise agreement there’s a  pay-offer on the table

Management proposes 4.6 per cent paid on a new agreement going into effect, followed by 3.5 per cent in December ’23 and 3.1 per cent 12 months after that.

There have been 15 bargaining meetings to date and management is polite about progress, (VC Margaret Sheil tells staff negotiations have occurred “in a collegial and timely manner”.)

The question is, a learned reader observes, how much more has management still to offer.