The federal government has offered Commonwealth public servants a 10.5 percent pay rise over the next three years following negotiations.
This is the largest pay rise to be offered to Australian Public Service (APS) employees in more than 10 years and will see public servants get a four percent rise in the first year, 3.5 percent in the second year, and three percent in the third year.
“The Australian government is committed to providing APS employees with fair and equitable conditions of employment through genuine APS bargaining,” the federal government said in a statement.
“In addition to negotiating a set of common terms and conditions, we are also seeking to provide a fair and affordable pay rise for APS employees….