The WA Prison Officers Union has accepted the state government's pay offer for a 12.75% pay rise over three years and “enhanced employment conditions”.
The union has confirmed 75% of its members supported the three-year deal, which will look to benefit over 2,600 officers.
Under the new agreement, prison officers will receive wage increases of 5% in the first year, 4% in 2025 and 3.75% in 2026.
It also outlined several improved conditions of employment, including additional and increased incentives for prison officers working in regional prisons and improved consultation arrangements.
Agreements applying to more than 142,000 public sector employees in the state have now been settled under the Cook Government's wages policy, including teachers and principals, education assistants, doctors, registered nurses and midwives, police officers and public servants.
Industrial Relations Minister Simone McGurk congratulated the WA Prison Officers Union on “effective advocacy that has led to this positive outcome”.
“Our prison officers do an incredible job and our Government is committed to supporting them,” Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia said.
