Following 36 meetings with the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union, today at 1:09pm the Union put forward its first formal written position under EB12 negotiations.
The Queensland Government's offer is the State Wage Offer plus an uplift at the end of the agreement to maintain nation-leading wages, and an Australian-first double-time-for-overtime care package.
In addition to this nation-leading offer, the Crisafulli Government's Budget is delivering a record investment in Queensland's health system, including a fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan and a 10.2% increase in the health Budget, which will deliver more than 4,500 additional health workers in the next year.
We remain at the table and steadfast in our commitment to deliver a nation-leading pay deal for nurses and midwives in recognition of their important contribution to our State's health system.
