Tasmania Police to receive a 5.7 per cent pay rise after signing new deal with government
Tasmania’s police will receive a long-awaited pay rise after signing a new deal with the government to compensate for a pay pause when Liberals first came to power. DETAILS >>
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TASMANIA’S police officers will receive a 5.3 per cent pay increase over the next 18 months after signing a new deal with the government to compensate for pay pause when the Liberals first came to power.
Police agreed to a pay pause in 2014-15 to save jobs, but have received two per cent rises every year since 2016.
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management Jacquie Petrusma said the new pay rise would be delivered in stages and would compensate for the 2014 deal.
“The wage increase includes recognition of the fact that Tasmanian police officers were the only public sector employees who undertook a pay pause during 2014, and delivers on the Government’s commitment to resolve the issue of the pay pause once and for all with a two per cent wage increase fully backdated to 1 December 2020 in recognition of the pay pause.
“The agreement also includes a 2.3 per cent increase to be backdated to 1 July 2021 and there will be a one per cent wage increase from 1 December 2021 to align future wage rises to a 1 December cycle each year, with the next wage rise now not due to be paid until 1 December 2022.
“This agreement is in recognition of the hard work and service that our police officers provide to the Tasmanian community, which has particularly been the case over the last 18 months as we have continued to deal with the impacts of COVID-19.
Police Association President Colin Riley said the new EBA addressed the need to rectify the pay freeze.
“We accepted the pay freeze to save jobs and to make our members safer. It was not an easy decision but at the time it was the principled thing to do,” Mr Riley said.
“The Association and our members appreciate the efforts of Premier Peter Gutwein and Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Jacquie Petrusma to finally and positively bring this to a conclusion.
“A great deal is expected from police regarding the COVID-19 emergency response and maintenance of public order.”
Originally published as Tasmania Police to receive a 5.7 per cent pay rise after signing new deal with government
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