Public sector cuts: contractors cash in at least $10.8m

Public sector cuts: contractors cash in at least $10.8m
BusinessDesk crunches data on public sector job cuts to assess their costs. (Image: NZME)
Cécile Meier
In the second of a three-part series on the cost and impact of this year's mass cuts to the wider public service, BusinessDesk looks at the contractors and consultants cashing in on the restructures. Since the Coalition Government took office, the wider public service has doled out at least $10.8m to contractors and consultants assisting with restructures. The Public Service Association (PSA) says using contractors for public sector restructuring is a “dangerous policy” because they lack the institutional kno...

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