The Public Service Association of NSW (PSA) has announced that a 2.5 per cent pay rise for the NSW Public Service has been agreed to by the Government.
In a bulletin to its members, the PSA said it lodged its claim for 2.5 per cent in April and last week received a response from the Government accepting the claim.
It said the new rates would commence for the first full pay period after 1 July 2019.
“For most Public Servants this will be the pay period commencing Friday 19 July and processed on Thursday 25 July,” the PSA said.
It said the claim covered PSA members covered by the State industrial relations system.
“If in doubt, please contact your local delegate.”
It said members looking to retire, receive a voluntary resignation or resign their roles should note that only a finishing date after the new rates commence will have the new rates included in their payout.
The PSA recommended people considering those options talk to a financial advisor.
It said that under NSW industrial relations law, the 2.5 per cent raise was the most they can claim.
“Your union believes the law is unfair,” the PSA said, “but until it is changed, the PSA will continue to work hard to get this maximum for members.”
It said that to put the 2.5 per cent in context, the average wage increase in the past 12 months in Australia had been 2.3 per cent.
“Private sector wage increases have been below two per cent for most of the past two years,” the PSA said.
