Vote results and getting back pay ASAP
PANSW President Kevin Morton addresses members about the pay deal, the voting results, how your increased salary and back pay will be provided as soon as possible, and how this once in a generation outcome was achieved through members, Branch Officials, Executive and staff all working together.
A once in a generation pay deal
Two weeks ago I was able to announce to you that we had negotiated a record pay offer for NSW Police Officers.
This is one of the largest pay deals offered to NSW police officers in decades. It is the best pay deal in the public sector, and for police officers across Australia.
Incredible response from members
10,364 members voted YES on this pay offer, 95.77% of the total votes cast.
| Number | Percent | |
| YES | 10,364 | 95.77% |
| NO | 458 | 4.23% |
| Total | 10,822 |
This is the most ever total votes.
The most ever YES Votes.
Huge engagement in the first 24 hours: 7,946 votes in one day.
The vote has been reviewed by an external scrutineer, and confirmed to have been conducted in accordance with the Rules. You can view that confirmation - click here.
Your elected PANSW Executive have met and decided to close off the vote and inform the Government that the 2024 Award as negotiated will be accepted by our members.
Your response has been incredible: never before has a pay offer received such a high volume of yes votes from NSW police officers. Within 24 hours, you had already voted in record numbers.
The message from you is loud and clear, an overwhelming acceptance of the offer.
With an overwhelming majority achieved and no chance mathematically of a change to this outcome, we have the opportunity to accept the offer now in accordance with our rules.
Getting your increased salary and back pay as soon as possible
Accepting the offer allows our team here to commence work with the NSW Police Force one week earlier than scheduled to have the Award ratified in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC). Upon the Award being made by the IRC, this will allow the NSWPF to commence the process of back pay entitlements from 1 July 2024.
We are committed to getting that money into your pocket quickly, and with this decision we will now continue that process immediately.
We anticipate that members will see the first lot of back pay for the % increase in the pay periods that fall in the month of January.
For many members a second lot of back pay will then further be applied based on incremental dates that have already occurred since 1 July 2024.
We are working with the NSWPF in respect of the $5,400 payment so we can ensure that it serves to retain our leaders in the workplace.
Working together: members, elected officials, and staff
I again thank members for their patience during this process. I know for a whole generation of police this has been your first protracted and delayed Award negotiation and for our longer serving police the last time it happened in 2011 before the wages cap seems like a lifetime ago.
But it is a credit to your character that members stayed clam, kept cool heads and trusted their union and the process, that is what enabled this once in a generation pay deal.
This fantastic outcome is the result of years of effort, of us all working together: members, elected officials, and staff. Professional pay for professional police officers.
Every member should feel proud of this, and we hope this pay rise goes some way to helping with cost of living, and honouring the commitment to Respect, Reward and Retain.
Kevin Morton
President - Police Association of NSW
You can still access all the Award Resources
At anytime, you can still access all of the resources showing you what this pay outcome will mean to you, just go to the PANSW Award 2024 page on the PANSW website (click here): here you can access a Salary Calculator to see what you will earn, see a copy of the new pay scales, watch a video message from PANSW President Kevin Morton, and access the full details of the Award offer and FAQs.
If you have any questions, or need assistance logging in, the PANSW Information Organising Centre is here to assist members.
Email: info.centre@pansw.org.au
Call: 9265 6777