In November and December 2022, the ACT Government provided a formal pay offer and conditions and entitlements as part of the ACT Public Sector Enterprise Agreement bargaining. This was revised in February 2023 where the ACT Government further expanded entitlements to improve conditions across various areas including birth leave and superannuation. The Government has considered feedback received on this offer and during negotiations and has provided a revised offer as outlined below. The offer forms part of the common core aspect of all agreements.
The pay offer was developed to recognise our valued workforce and to assist in easing financial pressures.
A salary calculator has been developed to assist employees in calculating estimated pay-offer figures based on their individual salaries.
The calculator will allow employees to input their current FTE salary to determine the annual percentage increases and how their FTE salary will increase over the course of the agreement.
It is noted that the calculations are estimates only and may differ slightly to the final salary figures provided in the proposed enterprise agreement.
This pay offer differs from a traditional percentage-only increase. It combines multiple fixed-dollar increases over the life of the agreement and also percentage increases. This means that every year (from 2023 to 2025) employees will receive either a flat rate increase, a percentage increase or both a flat rate and percentage increase to their salary. The increases will be delivered every year as outlined in the table below.
The ACT Government also recognises there are immediate cost-of-living pressures on workers and has offered an initial $1,250 (pro-rata for part-time and casual employees working less than 0.5 Full Time Equivalent) cost of living supplement upon EA commencement. This once off gross payment will be paid on the commencement of the agreement, and will not be added to your annual salary.
Date of increase
Amount
Increase type
Upon EA commencement
One off cost-of-living supplement
% increase and flat increase
% increase and flat increase
The combination of the above increases results in significant pay rises for employees covered by enterprise agreements currently under negotiation. Importantly, it provides workers on lower salaries with higher increases than what would be provided if a recurrent percentage was applied.
For example, employees on Full Time Equivalent (FTE) salary of $157,201 will receive a 3.2% pay rise in year 1, and for employees on a FTE salary of $53,868 this amount is 7.5%. This means the offer will equate to a total pay increase of between 17.1% ($9,237) for a FTE salary of $53,868, and 9.6% ($15,045) for a FTE salary of $157,201 over the term of the agreement. For further information, please see the FAQs section.
The initial pay offer included a 0.5% increase to the Superannuation Guarantee from 1 July 2025, bringing contributions to Superannuation Guarantee funds up to 12%. The offer presented in April 2023 includes an increase in contributions to Superannuation Guarantee funds by an additional 0.5% from 1 January 2026, bringing contributions to Superannuation Guarantee funds to 12.5%. This does not apply to preserved members of other superannuation plans, including CSS and PSSdb. Employees covered by those superannuation plans must receive the employer contributions specified by the fund rules for the relevant superannuation plan.
All increases are payable on or after the first full pay period in the month specified. For part-time staff, this will be paid on a pro rata basis.
In addition to the pay offer, the ACT Government is also finalising initiatives that seek to enhance employment conditions in recognition of the contribution and valuable work performed by employees.
Some of the key claims that are being finalised include:
For further information on the claims being considered please click here
We encourage you to use the salary calculator found here - Salary Calculator - to see what the offer may look like for your individual FTE salary.
It is noted that the calculations are estimates only and may differ slightly to the final salary figures provided in the proposed enterprise agreement.
The pay offer differs from a traditional percentage only increase, it combines multiple fixed dollars increases over the life of the agreement and also percentage increases.
Every year (from 2023 to 2025) employees will receive either a flat rate increase, a percentage increase or both a flat rate and percentage increase to their salary. Therefore, the increases will differ depending on individual salaries.
These increases are set out below:
Date of increase
Amount
Increase type
Upon EA commencement
One off cost-of-living supplement