“People are pissed off”: DXC Technology worker speaks out against underpayment

Industrial action has been on and off since March 2026 between DXC and hundreds of its IT workers.

An employee of DXC Technology has opened up about the low morale amongst IT staff at the solution provider, saying "people are pissed off."

As the fourth round of strikes ended this week, one worker has spoken about the current situation to CRN Australia exclusively.

DXC Technology and its workers have been on a standoff for the past few months after pay negotiations.

In March, more than 200 IT workers for the solution provider began their first round of industrial action against their employer after stalled enterprise agreements.

The employees are asking for a 4 percent pay increase backdated from July 1, 2025.

For the past 17 months, employees have gone back and forth with enterprise bargaining negotiations, which they say DXC Technology have “failed” to put forward a reasonable offer.

The worker claims that DXC Technology have been telling them to agree to current arrangements or their existing conditions will “lapse”.

“Now they’re telling staff if they don’t agree to what they’ve put on the table by August, their existing conditions will lapse and it's back to the award minimums. It’s total bullshit, and they know it!”

The worker lamented about the lack of pay increases.

“Most staff have gone without a pay increase for the past six years, during which time inflation has skyrocketed,” they said.

“Effectively this means our real wages have gone backwards by about 25 percent.”

The worker expressed their frustration with DXC Technology.

“At every turn we have attempted to be reasonable in our demands. DXC’s response has been to drag out negotiations for as long as possible,” they said.

The worker discussed the pay rise, “We came to the bargaining table with what we thought was a reasonable offer.

“Four per cent pay rise for each year of the agreement. At the time, and this was over two years ago, that would have just kept us up with inflation.

“Now it barely does that. Yet DXC continue to say they can't afford that. It's the same story we've heard from them ad infinitum."

They added, “We’re sick of being told every year that DXC value our efforts, but they don’t have the money to reward us.”

When asked about these claims, a DXC Spokesperson told CRN Australia, “DXC is engaged in enterprise bargaining with a minority of our workforce in Australia, some of whom are union members.

“We continue to bargain in good faith, whilst adhering to Australian legal and regulatory obligations and look forward to finalising the new agreement.”

Since the March industrial action there have been three separate instances of strikes, the first in early May, the second at the end of May, and last week.

When asked if a resolution will happen soon, the DXC worker claimed they have agreed “in principle” to about 85 percent of the agreement, but “key differences” remain.

"Chief amongst these is DXC's determination to cut standby rates, which will leave some staff up to $15,000 worse off annually,” they claimed.

“We made it clear to DXC at the outset that we couldn't come to an agreement that left staff worse off, but they refuse to listen. If that issue, and a few others, are resolved this could be all over in a short amount of time.

“But while DXC maintain their current position, I see no end in sight.”

While they can’t comment on a decline in staff, the worker said, “the number of staff affected by this agreement has decreased significantly over the past 2 years".

The worker claims this whole dispute started when DXC tried to “strip their employees’ conditions down to the award minimum”.

“Now in the last few months they’ve admitted they weren’t even paying some of their staff that,” they said.

“I wonder if DXC’s customers know that they’re attempting to cut staff’s standby rates by more than half, which will ultimately lead to a decline in the support and level of assurance we can provide them.”

They have a message for DXC Technology, “Stop mucking about.”

“You know what needs to be done. Stop blaming your masters in the US for being unable to reach an agreement,” they stated.

If you work for DXC Technology and want to speak anonymously, please contact amallis@thechannelcompany.com.