Tasmanian State Service negotiations
Negotiations happening with unions
The Tasmanian Government is negotiating a number of agreements with unions.
The Tasmanian Government is firmly committed to ensuring State Service employees receive a fair salary increase and conditions as soon as possible, with responsible and sustainable budget management.
Messages from the Head of the State Service
9 April 2026 - Response from unions on multiple State Service wage agreement offers
2 April 2026 - Multiple State Service wage agreement offers being considered by union members
31 March 2026 - Update on State Service wage negotiations and new website
20 March 2026 - Revised letter of offer to unions for the Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement (PSUWA)
12 March 2026 - Update on wages negotiations across the State Service
25 February 2026 - Wages negotiation update about the Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement (PSUWA)
27 January 2026 - Progress made on State Service wage negotiations
22 October 2025 - Revised wages offer to unions
13 October 2025 - Unions decline one-year wages offer
23 September 2025 - Update on one-year wages offer to unions
12 September 2025 - One-year wages offer made to unions
Finalised negotiations
Agreements are listed in alphabetical order. Agreements linked from the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website are current at time of updating and may not include new agreements registered.
Agreement | Last scheduled pay increase (ffppooa) | Last or next anticipated pay increase (ffppooa) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Education Facility Attendants Salaries and Conditions of Employment Agreement Department: Department for Education, Children and Young People View the Education Facility Attendants Salaries and Conditions of Employment Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2025 | 1 December 2026 | Offers provided:
Offer for a one-year agreement accepted by UWU Pay increase over one year: 3% |
Firefighting Industrial Agreement Department: Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management View the Firefighting Industrial Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2025 | 1 December 2026 | Offers provided:
Offer for a one-year agreement accepted by UFUA Pay increase over one year: 3% |
Medical Practitioners Agreement Department: Department of Health View the Medical Practitioners Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2025 | 1 December 2026 | Offers provided:
Offer for a one-year agreement accepted by AMA Pay increase over one year: 3% |
Ministerial Drivers Industrial Agreement Department: Department of Premier and Cabinet View the Ministerial Drivers Industrial Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2025 | 1 December 2028 | Offers provided:
Three-year agreement offer accepted by CPSU Pay increase over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% |
Rural Medical Practitioners Agreement Department: Department of Health View the Rural Medical Practitioners Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website
| 1 April 2026 | 1 April 2027 | Offers provided:
Parties agree to a two-year agreement Pay increase over two years: 3%, 3% |
Police Award Department: Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management View the Police Award at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2025 | 1 December 2028 | Offers provided:
Three-year agreement offer accepted by PAT Pay increase over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% |
Agreements under negotiation
Agreements are listed in alphabetical order. Agreements linked from the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website are current at time of updating and may not include new agreements registered.
The draft salary tables are intended to provide indicative salaries based on the latest offers provided to unions. The tables are intended to inform employees of what salaries would apply should the offers be accepted. The tables reflect percentage salary increases and structural adjustments (where applicable). It is of note that any additional entitlements or increases to terms and conditions that are part of an offer are not reflected in the tables, but form part of the offers with unions.
Agreement | Last scheduled pay increase (ffppooa) | Last or next anticipated pay increase (ffppooa) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement
Department: Department of Health, Department for Education, Children and Young People, Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Department of Justice View the Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2024 | 1 December 2025 | Offers provided:
Revised letter of offer for a three-year agreement provided to AEU, CPSU and HACSU on 30 March 2026 Pay increase offered over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% and structural adjustments Without prejudice copies of the draft salary tables relating to the 30 March letter of offer are below: |
Ambulance Tasmania Industrial Agreement Department: Department of Health View the Ambulance Tasmania Industrial Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website
| 1 December 2024 | 1 December 2025 | Offers provided:
Revised letter of offer for an 18-month agreement provided to HACSU on 31 March 2026 Pay increase offered over two years: 3%, 3% Without prejudice copy of the draft salary table relating to the 31 March letter of offer is below: |
AWU Public Sector Union Wages Agreement
Department: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania View the AWU Public Sector Union Wages Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2024 | 1 December 2025 | Offers provided:
Revised letter of offer for a three-year agreement provided to AWU on 24 March 2026 Pay increase offered over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% and structural adjustments Without prejudice copy of the draft salary table relating to the 24 March letter of offer is below: |
Dental Officers Agreement
Department: Department of Health View the Dental Officers Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2024 | 1 December 2025 | Offers provided:
Revised letter of offer for a three-year agreement provided to CPSU and HACSU on 24 March 2026 Pay increase offered over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% and structural adjustments Without prejudice copy of the draft salary table relating to the 24 March letter of offer is below: |
Department of State Growth Engineers Industrial Agreement
Department: Department of State Growth View the Department of State Growth Engineers Industrial Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 31 March 2025 | 31 March 2026 | Offers provided:
Revised letter of offer for a three-year agreement provided to CPSU on 31 March 2026 Pay increase offered over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% and structural adjustments Without prejudice copy of the draft salary table relating to the 31 March letter of offer is below: |
Education Facility Attendants Salaries and Conditions of Employment Agreement Department: Department for Education, Children and Young People View the Education Facility Attendants Salaries and Conditions of Employment Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2025 | 1 December 2026 | Noting an offer of a one-year agreement was accepted by UWU in December 2025 and negotiations for a three-year agreement are commencing |
Firefighting Industrial Agreement Department: Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management View the Firefighting Industrial Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2026 | 1 December 2027 | Noting an offer for a one-year agreement was accepted by UFUA in December, negotiations for a three-year agreement have commenced |
Medical Practitioners Agreement Department: Department of Health View the Medical Practitioners Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 January 2026 | 1 January 2027 | Noting an offer for a one-year agreement was accepted by AMA, negotiations for a three-year agreement have commenced |
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority Staff Agreement (PAHSMA) Department: Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority View the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority Staff Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2024 | 1 December 2025 | Offers provided:
Revised letter of offer for a three-year agreement provided to CPSU on 24 March 2026 Pay increase offered over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% and structural adjustments Without prejudice copies of the draft salary tables relating to the 24 March letter of offer are below: |
Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement (PSUWA) and Standards
Department: Whole-of-government View the Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement (PSUWA) at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2024 | 1 December 2025 | Offers provided:
The Head of the State Service provided letters to unions on 13 and 16 February outlining approach to intense negotiations to reach agreement by 31 March 2026 Revised letter of offer for a three-year agreement provided to Professionals Australia, AEU, ANMF, AMWU, CPSU, HACSU and UWU on 23 March 2026 Pay increase offered over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% and structural adjustments Without prejudice copies of the draft salary tables relating to the 23 March letter of offer are below: |
Radiation Therapists Agreement
Department: Department of Health View the Radiation Therapists Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2024 | 1 December 2025 | Offers provided:
Revised letter of offer provided for a three-year agreement to CPSU and HACSU on 24 March 2026 Pay increase offered over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% and structural adjustments Without prejudice copy of the draft salary table relating to the 24 March letter of offer is below: |
Rural Medical Practitioners Agreement Department: Department of Health View the Rural Medical Practitioners Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website
| 1 April 2025 | 1 April 2026 | Negotiations continuing with AMA |
Tasmanian Visiting Medical Practitioners Agreement
Department: Department of Health View the Tasmanian Visiting Medical Practitioners Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 July 2025 | 1 July 2026 | Offers provided:
Negotiations continuing with AMA |
Teachers Agreement Department: Department for Education, Children and Young People View the Teachers Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website
| 1 March 2025 | 1 March 2026 | Offers provided:
Revised letter of offer for a three-year agreement provided to AEU on 30 March 2026 Pay increase offered over three years: 3%, 3%, 2.75% and structural adjustments Without prejudice copy of the draft salary table relating to the 30 March letter of offer is below: |
Agreements to commence
Agreements are listed in alphabetical order. Agreements linked from the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website are current at time of updating and may not include new agreements registered.
Agreement | Last scheduled pay increase (ffppooa) | Last or next anticipated pay increase (ffppooa) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Correctional Officers Agreement Department: Department of Justice View the Correctional Officers Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2025 | 1 December 2026 | Negotiations are expected to start with CPSU and UWU |
Nurses and Midwives Agreement Department: Department of Health View the Nurses and Midwives Agreement at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website | 1 December 2025 | 1 December 2026 | Initial meetings commenced with ANMF and HACSU |
Glossary of acronyms and initialisms
- AEU: Australian Education Union
- AMWU: Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
- AMA: Australian Medical Association
- ANMF: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
- AWU: Australian Workers Union
- CPSU: Community and Public Sector Union
- ffppooa: first full pay period on or after
- HACSU: Health and Community Services Union
- PAT: Police Association of Tasmania
- UFUA: United Firefighters Union of Australia
- UWU: United Workers Union
About agreements and awards in the State Service
Broadly, an agreement is a legal document that has tailored conditions for specific groups of employees. It is supported by another legal document (an award) that sets out minimum conditions for a particular industry or occupation.
All agreements and awards covering State Service employees must be registered and approved by the Tasmanian Industrial Commission. Find out more at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website.
Frequently asked questions about industrial action
Visit the Department of Premier and Cabinet website for answers to common questions about industrial action in the State Service.