The NSW Government has reached an agreement with the Health Services Union (HSU) to increase wages and deliver benefits from salary packaging for more than 50,000 health workers across the state.

This follows after Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan advocated against the pay discrepancy between Nurses and Midwives in NSW compared to those in QLD, with Mr Moylan submitting a General Business Notice of Motion to increase pay rates for Nurses after having discussions with Executives of the Armidale Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association earlier this year.

Under the Government’s new Fair Pay and Bargaining Policy, the NSW Government and the HSU have agreed to a one year pay increase of 3.5 per cent plus 0.5 per cent in superannuation, with the agreement to also provide 100 per cent salary packaging, delivering a key election commitment.

This deal forms part of the Government’s comprehensive plan to deliver the long-term repair of healthcare across NSW, with Health Minister Ryan Park saying this has been a collaborative approach, which builds on the 4-year agreement reached with paramedics late last year.