3 February 2023
Thanks to the hard work of members and robust negotiations by the ANMF (SA Branch), public sector nurses and midwives will receive the first of three successive yearly wage increases of three per cent on Friday, February 3, as part of their new Enterprise Agreement.
Eligible nurses and midwives are also expected to receive the first of two one-off payments (up to $1,500) on the same day.
Thousands of public sector nurses and midwives voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new Enterprise Agreement last November, which will see total remuneration increases of 13 to 14 per cent for most members in the two year and nine-month life of the agreement.
A lot of the increases are to be received in the first two years when inflation is expected to be at the highest levels.
The Continuing Professional Development allowance (designed to facilitate increased nursing expertise) more than doubles with $400 p.a. increases as well as agreement to index the allowance by salary increases now and in the future.
“The wage increases and one-off payments are an important recognition of the valuable and tireless work nurses and midwives do,’’ ANMF (SA Branch) CEO/Secretary Adj Associate Professor Elizabeth Dabars AM said.
“Nurses and midwives deserve to feel valued and should be rewarded in a way that helps to attract and retain staff in an over-stretched sector that desperately needs them.
“Our nurses and midwives are integral to the health needs of the community, and we are delighted their efforts and worth have been rightly acknowledged by the State Government during these uncertain economic times.’’
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