We have an offer
We have received a proposal from Public Service employers for a Public Service Pay Adjustment (PSPA). This is being offered to PSA members working for public service departments. We are advocating with Crown entity and SOE employers to at least match this offer.
Thank you for getting in behind our campaign for a cost of living pay adjustment for everyone. Our work to achieve this for all members continues as does our advocacy for you. When we stand together, we are stronger.
Who does this offer apply to?
The proposal employers have offered applies to public service departments and departmental agencies that have collective agreements which expired in 2022 or will expire this year.
The process of the offer being put to members in each of these agencies is underway. It has has already been offered and ratified by members in some agencies. If you have not yet heard about the process for your agency, you will hear more soon from your PSA organiser and delegates.
If you work for a public service department or departmental agency but the collective agreement that applies to you does not expire until after 2023, or you work elsewhere in the public sector, it is unfortunately the employers’ position that this particular proposal will not be offered to you and your agency.
What if it doesn’t apply to me?
It remains our position that everyone is struggling with the increased cost of living and needs a pay increase to enjoy a decent standard of living. We are continuing to advocate for of a cost of living solution for those out of scope of the current offer.
We also expect to be engaging intensively with Te Kawa Mataaho (Public Service Commission) on the review of the Government’s pay restraint guidance (delayed from the end of last year) and will be advocating for this to enable cost of living pay increases for everyone.
The offer
This adjustment provides at least a $6,000 increase over a twenty-four-month term, with an increase of $4,000 from the commencement of the collective agreement arising from this offer, and a further increase of $2,000 or 3%, whichever is the greater, after a further 12 months (up to a cap that applies at $180,000).
This translates to base salary increases that range from circa 12% for those on $50,000 and circa 7% for those on the median salary of circa $91,000.
The offer also includes a member-only payment on ratification, and a lump-sum payment 12 months later for all workers. See more details below.
This is a better proposal than previous PSPA offers that were rejected by unions. The Government has said this second PSPA offer is the best one they can make.
Each time a PSPA offer is put to members in an agency, there will be a limited time for people who are not already PSA members to join the union and receive the union-only element of the proposal.
Please encourage your colleagues who are not yet members to join.
When we stand together we are stronger.
The detail of the proposal
Collective agreements that expire after 31 December 2023 are not covered by this offer.
Unions together
History tells us unions are more successful when we work together. Our campaign for whole of public service cost of living pay increases is an opportunity for union members across the country to move the dial for all public sector workers. The PSPA negotiations could benefit tens, if not hundreds of thousands of workers – many of whom are on extremely low wages.
The unions involved in the PSPA negotiations represent 250,000 union members. By joining with the NZCTU and other unions we unite our efforts to secure a decent pay rise for all.
Tell your non-union colleagues to join the PSA. The more of us there are, the louder our voice will be heard.
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