The Crisafulli Government is committed to delivering a nation-leading wages deal for Queensland nurses and midwives.
To continue to progress this deal and negotiate with the Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union, Queensland Health is seeking conciliation through the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.
We remain at the table to finalise an agreement, and following 36 meetings since December, the QNMU put forward its first formal written position on Friday afternoon.
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 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 and look forward to finalising an agreement with the QNMU.
