The next pay rise for permanent members will take effect on and from Friday 3 March. This is the latest instalment of the 17% (cumulative) wage increases secured by the Union since 2004. All wages and (most, but not all) allowances will increase by at least 4%. The exceptions are the wage increases of up to 11.4% for members at Firefighter Levels 1 to 4 following our successful negotiations in 2005 for the first stage (from Recruit to QF) of the new Public Safety Training Package.
Rank
Current
From 3 March 2006
Increase per week
Recruit
$ 811.53
$ 843.99
$ 32.46
Firefighter L1
$ 878.48
$ 978.81
$ 100.33
Firefighter L2
$ 920.23
$ 978.81
$ 58.58
Firefighter L3
$ 962.05
$ 1,033.19
$ 71.14
Firefighter L4
$ 1,003.86
$ 1,087.56
$ 83.70
Qualified Firefighter
$ 1,045.73
$ 1,087.56
$ 41.83
Senior Firefighter
$ 1,087.59
$ 1,131.09
$ 43.50
Leading Firefighter
$ 1,171.24
$ 1,218.09
$ 46.85
Station Officer L1
$ 1,254.84
$ 1,305.03
$ 50.19
Station Officer L2
$ 1,307.20
$ 1,359.48
$ 52.28
Inspector
$ 1,554.56
$ 1,616.75
$ 61.19
Superintendent L1
$ 1,951.21
$ 2,029.25
$ 78.04
Superintendent L2
$ 2,019.26
$ 2,100.02
$ 80.76
Chief Superintendent
$ 2,108.17
$ 2,192.49
$ 84.32
Op. Support Level 1
$ 1,186.54
$ 1,234.00
$ 47.46
Op. Support Level 2
$ 1,402.62
$ 1,458.72
$ 56.10
Op. Support Level 3
$ 1,702.92
$ 1,773.12
$ 70.20
Op. Support Level 4
$ 1,964.05
$ 2,042.61
$ 78.56
Op. Support Level 5
$ 2,108.19
$ 2,192.51
$ 84.32
Most (though not all) allowances will also increase on 3 March by 4%, including the kilometre allowance (up from 86 to 89 cents per km), the relieving allowance (up from $23.00 to $23.92) and the new service allowances. A full schedule of the revised allowancescan be downloaded from the Union’s website (see “New permanent allowances to commence tomorrow” posted 24 November 2005).
In accordance with the Union’s registered rules, Union dues will also increase by 4% on 3 March, rising by 36 cents for permanent members from $9.10 to $9.46 per week.
The 4% increase for retained members will follow on 1 April 2006.
