Overview
- Under a three-year deal, base pay would rise 8% and every teacher would earn at least $100,000 by November 2028, with higher rates for senior teachers and principals.
- The Queensland Teachers’ Union opened a member ballot without an executive recommendation, with voting to close on Friday.
- If accepted, the offer includes backpay from October 1 and options to cash out leave alongside reviews of existing schemes.
- Targeted incentives feature a $1,000 regional attraction and retention payment, $400 for new teachers, and $100 per night for school camps.
- The government proposes a safety taskforce, IT upgrades and 140 Workplace Health and Safety Officers to cut administrative burdens, and a rejection would send the dispute to QIRC arbitration in December that would restrict further protected industrial action.