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In 2016-17, major activities included the renegotiation of the majority of State Service industrial instruments. In the past year the majority of negotiations for updated Agreements in the Tasmanian State Service have been finalised, with updated Agreements registered with the Tasmanian Industrial Commission.
Standard improvements have been implemented for employees covered by the newly registered Agreements and Awards, in areas like:
These improvements on a whole-of-service level will ensure best practice entitlements are available to all Tasmanian State Service employees.
Employment groups covered include: all staff covered by the Tasmanian State Service Award (TSSA) and the Health and Human Services Award (HaHSA), Dental Officers, Nurses and Midwives, Allied Health Professionals, Ambulance Tasmania staff, Teachers (Department of Education and TasTAFE), Correctional Officers, Legal Practitioners, Tasmania Fire Service employees, and Visiting Medical Practitioners. Awards and Agreements negotiated included:
Negotiations remain outstanding but nearing finalisation for Salaried Medical Practitioners. Negotiations are continuing for Police Officers.
On 2 and 3 March 2017, Tasmania hosted the Public Sector Industrial Relations Directors Conference. Representatives from all jurisdictions attended and discussed a range of public sector industrial relations (IR) matters. Major items discussed included the ongoing development of a national IR online database (GovDex), and a comparison of wages policies across the states, territories and the Commonwealth.
SSMO continued to provide IR support and advice through 2016-17, including:
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