Community safety is of paramount importance to the Palaszczuk Government.
And every day the men and women of the Queensland Police Service are on the front line doing their all to keep their fellow Queenslanders safe.
Police Minister Mark Ryan said it was only right and proper that police received the recognition they deserved.
Minister Ryan announced an in-principle agreement had been reached between the Queensland Police Union, the Queensland Police Commissioned Officers Union and the Queensland Police Service on a certified enterprise bargaining for the next three years.
The agreement features a 2.5% pay rise each year, for the next three years.
Other highlights of the in-principle agreement include better recognition for Torres Strait Island Police Support officers, adjustments to allowances for specialist officers, including members of the Bomb Squad, and following on from the previous agreement, further modernisation of the police classification structure.
“Members of the Queensland Police Service selflessly perform what is a challenging and potentially dangerous job, Minister Ryan said.
“I travel the state and am always struck by the professionalism and commitment of individual police officers.
“The result is no matter where you live in Queensland, you can rest assured you will be served by a world class police service.
“The in-principle agreement reflects the respect we have for police, the confidence we have in police and an acknowledgement that it is demanding and complex work,” the Minister said.
Once ratified, the in-principle agreement will be back-dated to become operative as of 1 July, 2019.
