Wall asks MLAs, ministers to take 3.5% wage cut

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The reduction for MLAs and political staff is expected to save about $500,000 a year.

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Staff in the premier’s and ministers’ offices will also be required to take nine unpaid days off a year – effectively reducing their pay by about 3.5 per cent as well. 

The reduction is pending approval from the Board of Internal Economy.

The move comes after backlash following news public sector workers may be asked to take unpaid days off to help plug the projected $1.2-billion deficit.

In a news release, the province said the 3.5 per cent compensation savings will be achieved through “negotiations with unions that represent employees, or by employer policy for out-of-scope employees.”

“There are many different ways to achieve these kinds of savings across government,” Wall said in the release.

“We are not prescribing any specific measures. Instead, our government is setting a savings target as the funder of public sector compensation and we are hopeful that the various employers and their respective bargaining units will work together and achieve these savings through negotiation.”

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