The dispute centres on the union's demand for a 5%-a-year pay rise. Mr Dixon has said he will not budge from 3%.
Someone should point out to the former bean counter (Dixon) that the average Australian wage moved by 4.8% for the year ended March 2008. (Source: ABS) 5% seems very reasonable.
http://news.theage.com.au/business/a...0515-2ei9.html
I wonder how much his own remuneration package has moved in recent years...? Then again, if I was on his package, I could probably just get by without a few annual increases.
