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Christmas pay rise for Qld nurses

By AAP Newswire

Dec 9, 2022

Qld Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Yvette D’Ath — Minister Yvette D'Ath says the Qld pay deal is the biggest increase for nurses across the country. -AAP Image

Queensland nurses and midwives will get a pay rise just in time for Christmas after a landmark enterprise bargaining agreement.

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The pay deal is the biggest increase for nurses across the country, making Queensland nurses among Australia's highest paid, Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said.

"The first increased pay packet for nurses will be paid to nurses and midwives in the week leading up to Christmas," the minister said.

The four per cent increase will be backdated to April 2022 with a lump sum payment to nurses and midwives just before Christmas.

"The agreement includes a wage increase of four per cent, four per cent and three per cent over three years and a cost-of-living adjustment payment each year of the agreement (capped at 3%) if CPI in the relevant year is higher than the base wage increase."

The deal increases Sunday penalty rates and removes annual leave deductions for public holidays.

The Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union's Beth Mohle welcomed the deal for the state's almost 55,000 public nurses and midwives.

"This is a significant and much-deserved win for Queensland's nurses and midwives who have given their all during COVID-19 and every day," Ms Mohle said.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press