The Tasmanian Government is working to ensure state servants get a fair and affordable pay rise before Christmas, with a revised offer provided yesterday.
The offer includes a one-year, 3 per cent wage increase, alongside strengthened standard employment conditions, including changes to parental leave qualifying period, personal leave and pregnancy loss leave.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the offer was fair and affordable, ensuring most state servants receive a pay rise before Christmas with others to follow early in 2026 while we work on longer-term agreements.
"We are committed to reaching a fair and affordable agreement through respectful and constructive negotiation," Premier Rockliff said.
"The Government's offer is almost double Tasmania's annual inflation rate of 1.7 per cent and demonstrates our genuine support for the workforce.
"Tasmanians would understand that we simply cannot afford the unions' claim of 21.5 per cent over three years, including 11 per cent in one year, along with additional conditions that would add to these figures.
"That level of increase simply isn't sustainable."
Tasmanian public sector wage growth has remained competitive nationally, with growth over the past 12 months exceeding the national public sector average.
"The industrial action foreshadowed by unions is disruptive, will impact businesses and cause chaos for families," Premier Rockliff said.
"We call on the unions to end this unnecessary disruption to the lives of Tasmanians."
The revised offer will remain open to public sector unions until November 28, 2025.
