Current awards and agreements
The primary terms and conditions of employment for the majority of Queensland Health employees are prescribed by awards and agreements.
While the awards are made by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC), agreements are negotiated by Queensland Health and representatives for Queensland Health's employees. Following approval by the employees covered by the proposed agreement (through a ballot process), the agreements are certified by the QIRC.
Queensland Health has seven major agreements that prescribe rates of wages and salaries, and other employment conditions of employees (other than executive service staff and senior officers).
The following awards and agreements apply to Queensland Health employees:
| Award | Agreement | Employees covered | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Engineering and Maintenance Services Employees (Queensland Government) Award – State 2016 | Queensland Health Building, Engineering & Maintenance Services Certified Agreement (No.8) 2022 Certified: 15 June 2023 | Trades-related employees previously covered by the Building Trades Public Sector Award – State 2016 or the Engineering Award – State 2016 | ||
| Health Practitioners and Dental Officers (Queensland Health) Award – State 2015 | Health Practitioners and Dental Officers (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No.4) 2022 Certified: 26 May 2023 | Health practitioners and dental officers - no change as modern award already operating | ||
| Hospital and Health Services General Employees (Queensland Health) Award – State 2015 | Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No. 11) 2022 Certified: 26 May 2023 | Administration, professional, technical and operational officers previously covered by the District Health Services Employees Award – State 2012 | ||
Certified: 13 August 2020 | This is a new Agreement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce in the following eligible roles:
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| Medical Officers (Queensland Health) Award – State 2015 | Medical Officers’ (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No.6) 2022 Certified: 2 June 2023 | Resident medical officers, senior medical officers, medical superintendent with private practice and medical officer with private practice – no change as modern award already operating | ||
| Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Award – State 2015 | Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health and Department of Education) Certified Agreement (EB11) 2022 Certified: 7 December 2022 | Nursing and midwifery grade employees – no change as modern award already operating | ||
| Queensland Public Service Officers and Other Employees Award – State 2015 | Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No.11) 2022 Certified: 26 May 2023 | Administration, professional, technical and operational officers previously covered by the Public Service Award – State 2012 |
Orders of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission
- Order - Apprentices' and Trainees' Wages and Conditions (Queensland Government Departments and Certain Government Entities) (PDF, 204kB)
- Order - Apprentices' and Trainees' Wages and Conditions of (Excluding Certain Queensland Government Entities) 2003 - schedule 15 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Industries (PDF, 966kB)
