Kathrine Morgan-Wicks, Head of the State Service, message to all staff

Final wages offer made to unions (12 Sep 2025)

Dear colleagues,

I write to update you following the Premier and Treasurer’s announcement yesterday on the status of the current wage negotiations with public sector unions.  As you may be aware, negotiations began earlier this year to replace 16 industrial agreements that cover most of us as State Service employees.

I wish to inform you that the government has made a first and final wages offer to unions of a one-year agreement that provides for a 3 per cent salary increase, while maintaining all other agreement terms and conditions. This covers most State Service employees, including Police.  A full list of agreements and their effective dates for proposed salary increases can be found below.

Agreement timetable
Agreement / awardProposed expiry date3% salary increase
Public Service Union Wages Agreement30 June 2026December 2025
AWU PS Union Wages Agreement30 June 2026December 2025
Allied Health Professionals PS Unions Wages Agreement30 June 2026December 2025
Ministerial Drivers Industrial Agreement 30 June 2026December 2025
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority Staff Agreement30 June 2026December 2025
Dental Officers Agreement30 June 2026December 2025
Ambulance Tasmania Agreement30 June 2026December 2025
Medical Practitioners (TSS) Agreement1 August 2026July 2026
Rural Medical Practitioners Agreement30 December 2025December 2025
Visiting Medical Practitioners Agreement1 August 2026July 2026
Radiation Therapists Agreement30 June 2026December 2025
Teachers Agreement19 September 2026March 2026
Education Facility Attendants Salaries and Conditions of Employment Agreement19 September 2026December 2025
Police AwardN/ADecember 2025
Firefighting Industrial Agreement30 June 2026December 2025
Department of State Growth Engineers Industrial Agreement 28 February 2027April 2026

This offer is open for a period of four weeks, and I have encouraged the unions to favourably consider this offer with their members to ensure our hard-working employees receive a pay rise as soon as possible.

As Head of the State Service, I see firsthand our employees doing a remarkable job serving our fellow Tasmanians. This one-year offer demonstrates support to our workforce whilst respecting the action that is being taken to address Tasmania’s budget challenges.

If the one-year offer is accepted, good faith negotiations will recommence with all public sector unions and the Lead Negotiator to develop longer term agreements.

Whilst respecting our negotiations with our public sector unions, I will keep you updated following the conclusion of the offer period.

Kind regards,

Kath

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Kathrine Morgan-Wicks
Head of the State Service
Secretary, Department of Premier and Cabinet
12 Sep 2025
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