The NSW Government and the Public Service Association (PSA) have agreed to a 4 per cent salary increase for over 80,000 public sector employees in the Industrial Relations Commission yesterday.
More than 80,000 NSW Public Sector employees will now receive a 4 per cent salary increase and a 0.5 per cent increase in superannuation backdated to 1 July 2023.
This includes prison officers, park rangers, school support staff, child protection workers, case workers, Rural Fire Service employees, State Emergency Service employees, Service NSW employees, and public servants covering a range of occupations across all Government departments and agencies.
The decision is the culmination of successful collaboration and negotiation between the Government and the PSA in reaching agreement to improve pay for NSW public sector employees.
The 4 per cent increase under the Government’s Fair Pay Policy is the biggest pay increase for NSW public sector employees in over a decade.
The Government is continuing to work with other public sector unions on the resolution of other negotiations.
The wages cap is obsolete following the NSW Government’s 4 per cent pay offer.
Minister for Industrial Relations and Work Health and Safety Sophie Cotsis said:
“The Minns Government is getting on with the job of fixing the recruitment and retention crisis.”
“The Liberal-National’s wages cap eroded trust between essential workers and government, suppressed wages and led to the staffing crisis. The wages cap is dead.”
“This will benefit the people that keep the state’s essential services like schools, prisons, and national parks up and running.
“The people of NSW deserve world class public services. We will continue to keep people at the heart of all of our work.”
