Most paramedics would get a pay rise of almost 17 per cent over four years while “experienced paramedics” get 20 per cent over the same period.
Ambulance Victoria and the state’s paramedics have struck an in-principle agreement after a long-running industrial dispute.
Ambulance Victoria acting chief executive Danielle North, Victorian Ambulance Union secretary Danny Hill and United Workers Union representative Fiona Scalon confirmed the deal in a joint statement on Monday night. New $5 per hour availability allowance for rural Ambulance Community Officers who volunteer their time in their home town to provide a response in remote areas.Improvements to On-call allowances.To reduce being forced to work overtime at the end of shift:Paramedics will be taken out of service at the end of their shift and will only be contacted for confirmed life-threatening emergencies.
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