Offer from LGNSW for 2026 State Award imminent

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Published: Wednesday, 22 April 2026 16:06

There has been more conciliation in this award than living memory, six days or parts of days to resolve sticking points on how to deal with a handful of issues including AI and a novel proposal about leave.

There is now general in-principal agreement between us except on salaries which will be determined at the next meeting of the LGNSW Board on 24 April.

Historically, formal offer go to the unions that afternoon or, given that it’s a Friday, the following week, the Committee of Management would review it with recommendations from me, and adopt it “in principle, pending circulating the offer to members for feedback”.

And we would go through a process of consultation with members, responding to questions and providing explanations where necessary, and recommending that they support the Committee’s in principle agreement and accept the offer. It we’ll do that this year as well.