Awards and agreements set the employment conditions for State Service employees.
An agreement is a legal document that has tailored conditions for specific groups of employees. They have a nominal expiry date and a period for the parties to start a new round of bargaining for a new agreement.
Agreement negotiations in the State Service take place between the minister administering the State Service Act and the relevant unions party to the agreement.
An agreement is supported by another legal document (called an award) that sets out minimum employment conditions for a particular industry or occupation. An agreement may contain information that overrides or expands on clauses in an award or sets up a separate entitlement. Therefore, if an award and an agreement are both in force for a group of employees, they must be read together.
All agreements and awards covering State Service employees are approved and registered by the Tasmanian Industrial Commission. Find out more at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website.
If you have any questions about which award or agreement applies to you, contact your agency's human resources team.
New and approved standard conditions in the State Service from 2022 negotiations
The Tasmanian Industrial Commission approved new and improved State Service standard conditions in May 2023. These conditions now form part of the relevant awards for Tasmanian State Service employees. Find more information on standard conditions.
