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Ryan Bridge: The doctors strike doesn't add up
Have you been keeping up with this senior doctor's strike? There's a couple of things that don't add up.
Yesterday we spoke about the average salary for these unionised senior doctors.
Simeon Brown says it's a total package worth $343,500.
The union hit back - they said the number was made up.
Which it's not. It's the total package including superannuation and overtime penalties, etc.
Now, for most Kiwis, when you apply for a job, that's the number you'd work off. When somebody asks how much do you get paid in a year, do you just say your base salary?
No, you'd say your total package amount…
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