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Crown Employees (Salaries) Bill 2014
This Bill introduces a pause related to salary increases and salary
progression increments for Crown employees, followed by
specified indexation for future salary and salary related allowances
and amends the Industrial Relations Act 1984. This Bill provides for
regulations to be made in relation to salary increases for Crown
employees.
The Bill is a central Budget measure for the Tasmanian 2014-15
Budget.
The Bill pauses salary increases for a period of 12 months and
defers salary progression increments for a period of 12 months
from their due date. This is then followed by future salary and
salary related allowances indexed at 2 per cent per annum or as
prescribed by the regulations.
The salary pause, including deferment of salary progression
increments, and salary increases override, to the extent of any
inconsistency, industrial agreements, awards, instruments of
appointment, contracts of employment, any other arrangements
under which Crown employees are employed and determinations
in force before or made or entered into after the
commencement of the Act.
This Bill also makes amendments to the Industrial Relations Act
1984.
A new section 20A is inserted in Division 2 of the Industrial
Relations Act 1984 to ensure the Tasmanian Industrial
Commission must give effect to the Salary Pause and salary
progression increments deferment and salary increase of 2% per
annum (or as otherwise prescribed) thereafter for Crown
employees.
Specific provision is made in relation to Crown employees that
are the subject of an award or agreement currently before the
Tasmanian Industrial Commission. It provides that these matters
may proceed, however, any future salary increase will be paused
commencing from the day after the date of the final
determination.
Regulations may be made to provide for increases in salaries
other than that provided for in the Bill, to override the Industrial
Relations Act 1984, and to determine a date for salary increases to
be applied.