The NSW Government has reached an interim agreement with the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation NSW (ASMOF) and the Health Services Union NSW (HSU) to increase pay and enhance conditions for more than 16,000 doctors from this month.
The agreement provides for an interim 3.5% pay increase (inclusive of 0.5% superannuation) for doctors employed in NSW Health, paid retrospectively from 1 July 2024, and a further 3.5% pay increase (inclusive of 0.5% superannuation), paid retrospectively from 1 July 2025, representing an immediate effective 7% pay increase (inclusive of superannuation), with backpay.
Minister for Health, Ryan Park said doctors will also see improvements to their working conditions with mandated minimum rest periods between shifts, a maximum 14-hour shift length for rostered shifts for non-specialist medical officers, recognition of the unique training requirements of doctors when accessing paid parental leave, enhanced access to training, education and study leave for new staff specialists; and a right to access to union services if a doctor chooses to. This settles a number of claims in the arbitration case.
“This agreement gives doctors a pay rise now, whilst allowing a pathway for ASMOF’s remaining award claims to be determined by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission,” said Minister Park.
Meanwhile, the NSW Industrial Relations Commission will continue to arbitrate additional awards claims by ASMOF.
NSW Health is continuing to work with ASMOF and the HSU to progress the arbitration in a timely manner.
“We welcome this interim agreement with the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation NSW (ASMOF) and the Health Services Union NSW (HSU) to increase pay and enhance conditions for more than 16,000 doctors,” said Minister for Industrial Relations, Sophie Cotsis.
