NSW faces ‘real possibility’ of triple-zero ‘collapse’ with paramedics to stop work after rejecting pay-rise offer

Strike action will ‘place lives at risk’, NSW health minister says, as paramedics reject offer to increase wages by 19% on average

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Paramedics will stop work across NSW after rejecting a huge pay rise offer to re-align salaries with skills.

The record offer would have delivered professional rates of pay for paramedics at an average 19%, the state government said.

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