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On Thursday 5 October 2006, the Government provided the PSA with its 102 page offer to State Government workers, available here.

For Professional and Medical Scientists this includes a new career structure, which current employees would translate into on 1 October 2006. The salaries on the chart below include the 3.5% per annum over 3 years as offered to all employees and shows the top increments only. Levels 6 only apply to Medical Scientists. Scientific Excellence levels (not shown in the chart) for Medical Scientists are retained.

PO/MeS INCREASES
Classification PSO/MS (PO/MeS)	2005/06 current rate	1/10/06	Increase	1/10/07	Accumulative % increase	1/10/08	Total % increase
1	51874	54854	5.74%	57845	11.51%	59871	15.42%
2	61944	65723	6.10%	68023	9.81%	70404	13.66%
3	67989	72450	6.56%	74986	10.29%	77611	14.15%
M1	69501	74200	6.76%	76736	10.41%	79361	14.19%
4	76759	82024	6.86%	84895	10.60%	87866	14.47%
M2	78263	83774	7.04%	86645	10.71%	89616	14.51%
5	82849	89010	7.44%	98553	18.95%	102002	23.12%
M3	84354	90760	7.59%	100303	18.91%	103752	23.00%
Medical Scientists Only
MeS6A	92040	98325	6.83%	101766	10.56%	105328	14.44%
MeS6B	98911	105570	6.73%	109265	10.47%	113089	14.33%

For current level 1 PSO/MS at the top increment the offer is to translate to the 6^th increment PO/MeS/1 as at 1/10/06 ($54, 854) and then at 1/10/07 be eligible to move to the 7^th level PO1. The Manager levels, allocated to MS/PSO levels 3,4 and 5 are removed in the new structure, with a management loading of $1,750 available to MeS/PO 3, 4 and 5 with management responsibilities. Prior to 1/10/06 to be eligible for a managerial classification the employee had to report directly to an Executive level or equivalent salary position. Many more employees would now be be eligible. New Draft Work Level Definitions “subject to further discussion” have been provided for each level. The current classification criteria would then not apply.

For enquiries contact Ian D Peak on 8205 3259 or ian@cpsu.asn.au