ABC offers staff 3% pay bump if unions hold off on industrial action
The offer comes as the broadcaster begins highly anticipated wage negotiations following recent job cuts and restructuring under new managing director Hugh Marks.
The ABC has offered staff a pre-emptive pay rise on the condition their unions commit to holding off industrial action for at least a year, as the broadcaster begins negotiations over a new wage deal.
In an email to staff on Monday, ABC chief people and culture officer Deena Amorelli proposed a 3% pay rise from 1 October — the date the current enterprise agreement (EA) expires — in the event wage negotiations drag on late into the year.
However, the offer is contingent on the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) agreeing not to take industrial action for 12 months from the expiry of the current deal.
“To ensure that you receive a wage increase during the bargaining period, the ABC is proposing an increase for employees covered by the EA of 3% from the first full pay period after 1 October 2025,” reads the email, seen by Capital Brief.
