Award 2024 Phase 2 Back Pay + LRP
Members,
AWARD 2024 PHASE TWO BACK PAY
Officers received their last back pay with the % increase applied to your current pay scales on 30 January 2025. Phase two of the Award, which may include additional back pay will now be processed in pay period 24 April 2025.
Work has now been completed by the NSWPF to their systems to enable transition to the new pay scales. The new compressed pay scales:
• removes incremental levels for Senior Constables, Sergeants, Senior Sergeants, Detectives, Prosecutors and Inspectors
• provides an annual salary increase for each incremental rise to every officer (where an increment is due)
• Removes the overlapping pay scales, increases the starting salary on promotion, and
• Increases the salary of top level Senior Constables to above that of Leading Senior Constable level 1 salary
This was successfully achieved by your Association as part of Award 2024.
Transition to new pay scales
Transition to the new incremental scale will occur on your increment or anniversary date since 1 July 2024 (FY 24/25).
Officers who have had an increment/anniversary date approved between 1 July 2024 and 15 April 2025 will transition to the new pay scale which may result in back pay for some officers.
Officers will see a change on their payslips and rosters to reflect the new incremental scale from 5 April.
The transition scale can be viewed here
Members can also continue to access the PANSW Salary Calculator located here
Relieving since 1 July 24
Officers who have undertaken paid relieving since 1 July 2024 will also receive back pay up to the new starting salary for Sergeant, Senior Sergeant or Inspector ranks.
Leading Senior Constables, Detectives or Prosecutors who have relieved since 1 July 2024 (ensuring the minimum period of relief has been met) which had previously resulted in nil payment (placement only) are advised to submit a report through your Chain of Command. The report should outline dates of relief and attach rosters in support, to enable back payment in those periods of relieving, which will now be payable at the new promotional salaries.
CAS Tests
Officers who were otherwise required to complete a CAS test for FY 24/25 will still be required to do so (as per current pay scale). Those officers should have received their notification to complete the test within the 6 month period of the increment being due.
Officers who were not required to undertake a CAS test (ie you were not expecting a pay increment rise) will not be required to complete a CAS test for FY 24/25. All officers on their increment/anniversary date will transition over onto the new pay scale complying with the above CAS requirements.
Note: For FY 25/26 all Police Officers who are due an increment under the new pay scales will be required to complete a CAS test (as each year is now a salary increase for an increment).
LRP
The one-off Leadership Retention Payment of $5,400 for certain ranks will also begin being processed from pay period 8 May 2025 once officers’ eligibility is confirmed.
LRP eligible ranks on 1 July 2024 and who are currently at work at time of application:
• Senior Constable Level 6
• Leading Senior Constable – all levels
• Sergeant – 3rd Year to 9th Year
• Senior Sergeants – all levels
• Prosecutors Constable – 6th Year to 10th Year
• Prosecutors Sergeant – all levels
• Prosecutor Senior Sergeant – all levels
• Detectives Constable – 6th Year to 10th Year
• Detective Sergeants – all levels
• Detective Senior Sergeants – all levels
• Inspectors – all levels
• Superintendents – all levels
Note: If your rank has changed since 1 July 2024, but on 1 July 2024 you were in one of the above rank categories, you are still entitled to the payment (eg, SC Level 6 as of 1 July 2024, promoted to Sergeant Year 1 on 2 Feb 2025).
Commanders will be receiving a list of eligible officers within their Commands to verify over the next week. Once completed by Commanders, further communications will be sent to all eligible officers from NSWPF for the LRP process to begin and outlining the requirements for payment.
The PANSW has advocated strongly for the LRP and phase 2 transition backpay not be processed in the same pay period. Additionally, enabling a system for officers to elect to salary sacrifice part or all of the LRP into their superannuation. These have both been confirmed by NSWPF, ensuring officers receive their payments in different pay cycles and expressing their choice on where their money is paid into.
Further LRP communications has been sent to members- read more here. We know the transition to the new pay scale might be confusing for some members particularly those with unique situations. Please contact the PANSW Information Organising Centre on 9265 6777 info@pansw.org.au or your region’s team who can assist in navigating the transition process.