Ambulance Victoria’s EBA Offer includes a 3% annual salary increase and a $1,800 cash lump sum payment at the end of each agreement year for full-time staff. Part-time and casual staff will receive a pro rata amount based on FTE fraction for part-time.
For PARAMEDICS, the offer raises concerns and has missing elements:
- No certainty for staff to refuse code 2 or 3 jobs when the job will lead to overtime.
- Absence of the “right to disconnect” as seen in the Police EBA.
- No details on AV’s proposed workload clause.
- Allowances that don’t adequately reflect costs e.g. meal allowance.
- Insufficient improvements to overtime rates of pay.
- Inadequate travel entitlements for full shift overtime.
- No protections to stop the use of non-disclosure agreements.
- No provisions to ensure gender pay equity in the service.
- No ability for paramedics to access leave entitlements outside of the leave matrix.
- No remote working incentives for rural paramedics.
- No staff consultative committees.
For FMOs, the following is missing from the offer:
- A pay increase aligning with other emergency services mechanics.
- Career progression through Increments 3, 6 & 9.
- No promise of increased staffing levels.
- No staff consultative committees.
For ADMIN STAFF there is:
- No detail on AV’s proposal for admin staff to be transferred to the admin agreement.
- No ability for admin staff to move up bands once they’ve maxed out.
- No increase for wages to keep up with the cost of living.
- No staff consultative committees.
ACOs will not receive an availability allowance.
Considering these missing needs of hard-working Ambulance Victoria staff, the union asks its members whether this is a fair and comprehensive EBA offer. Would you vote yes to this proposal?
You can ensure your voice is heard in bargaining and support other staff at AV by:
- Signing the FMO petition for fair pay
- RSVPing for the union’s protected action meeting
- Asking your coworkers to join the union
