Pay rise announced for more than 60,000 health and hospital workers in NSW
A wage increase comes for NSW employees in health and hospital roles.
For four years, the cash increase of at least $ 10,000 was intermediary by the Association of Health Services NSW (HSU NSW) and will be placed to members on Monday with the unanimous support of HSU NSW management committee.
The agreement includes allied health professionals, but also includes people working in large city hospitals, rural health services and community health centers, cleaners, linen workers, management personnel and pharmacy assistants.
A $ 52,000 hospital assistant will increase an increase of $ 10,000 by taking a salary of $ 62,000 by 2027.
The salary of a ward will increase $ 10,400 and the salary of a security guard will increase $ 10,500.
“This is the real money that makes a real difference for working families,” said Gerard Hayes, the secretary of the Union.
The full wage increase will be gradual for four years by June 2027.
Hayes, “the audiologists who help to reclaim the hearing, infection control to the cleaners, dignity and care to provide patient transport personnel – each of our members deserves to be recognized,” he said.
HSU NSW, workers’ two -year agreement in the first year will receive four percent wage increase and a retirement increase of 0.5 percent after a year of 0.5 percent after one year will receive a payment increase, he said.
The government exceeds three percent of wage policy.
The agreement comes only days after the request for wage increase in NSW nurses, and only a few days after the Midwife Association was covered by the NSW government with a 3.5 percent increase in wage increase proposal.
The changes in the working conditions would be allowed to be allowed to be repaid for July 1, and two consecutive days would be given, unless requested, the cadres published without the night shift and consultation before the annual track would not be changed.
Night shift workers would also see that their loading increased to 20 percent within the scope of the agreement.
In addition, the NSW Minns government accepted concerns about the value of a gender, led to gender inequality in the workplace.
In May, the Industrial Relations Commission has enacted the improved gender equity targets in accordance with the Law on Industrial Relations, which should be considered.
