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NSW rural nurses may lose up to $20K in pay as retention bonuses are cut due to job reclassification.
Rural nurses in New South Wales may lose up to $20,000 in annual pay after the state reclassified some roles, removing eligibility for retention bonuses under its Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.
The change, part of an annual review assessing staffing needs and vacancies, affects positions previously deemed hard-to-fill, including emergency department management, despite ongoing shortages.
While the government says the shift aligns incentives with current workforce demands and plans to expand support for truly hard-to-fill roles, union leaders and politicians criticize the move as harmful and destabilizing, warning it could increase reliance on temporary staff.
The scheme will wind down by June 2026, and affected nurses will be consulted during the transition.
Las enfermeras rurales de Nueva Gales del Sur pueden perder hasta $ 20K en sueldo a medida que se recortan las bonificaciones de retención debido a la reclasificación del trabajo.