Tasmanian teachers receive new pay offer

“Australian Education Union (AEU) members in Tasmania will vote on a new pay offer from the state government, pledging to plan further strikes if the deal is voted down. The Rockliff government offered an additional $500 to be paid into the base salary of public school employees from March 1, 2026. Advanced skills teachers would receive an extra $400 and assistant principals would get $250. Wages would rise at the same rate as previously offered: three per cent this year, three per cent next year and 2.75 per cent the year after. A new ‘professional learning allowance’ of $300 a year would be introduced to “recognise the specialised professional learning undertaken by experienced employees and further supporting the need to develop future professional experts and leaders and contributing to upskilling of the workforce.” Level 4 education support specialists would also have access to the allowance. Letter-of-Offer-Head-of-State-Service-to-AEU-Teachers-Agreement-30-March-2026 Download The agreement proposed that duties other than teaching (DOTT) time be a minimum of 30 minutes from Term 3, 2026 and a minimum of 40 minutes from 2027. More on this story: Vic teachers plan more strikes for Term 2 | Tasmanian govt consults about Thriving Kids | Education departments ‘abandon’ principals A ‘no’ vote will trigger further industrial action in the form of strikes and work bans, the union said. “The AEU executive acknowledges this offer isn’t a solution to every challenge facing public education,” an email to members said. “Voting no means recommending your executive plan for further escalation of strikes and work bans required to achieve further improvements.” Union members can vote on the offer until Friday, April 24. The offer follows strikes and work bans from union members , who demanded a pay rise of 21.5 per cent over three years. The union on Friday voted yes on an offer to education support staff, who received an average pay increase of 11 per cent with lump sum increases to base salaries, and an extra six days of paid work a year.

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