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Mater’s proposed agreement for nurses and midwives

Mater has tabled a four-year offer for the 2026 Nursing and Midwifery Enterprise Agreement.

The offer responds to your feedback, presented to us by unions and bargaining representatives in negotiation meetings over the past year, and recognises the importance of nurses and midwives across our hospitals and services.

 The QNMU has requested additional time to review the offer, but Mater believes nurses and midwives have waited long enough.

 We are now putting this offer to you for voting, however, it will only be applied if there is a majority ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming ballot. 

 It’s important that every nurse and midwife has a voice and that means participating in the vote.

Mater’s offer includes:

  • Year 1 - 3 per cent wage increase, backdated to July 2025 (subject to a majority yes vote)
  • Year 2 - 2.5 per cent wage increase in July 2026
  • Year 3 - 2.5 per cent wage increase in July 2027 plus an additional 3 per cent wage increase in December 2027

The wage increases in the first three years are the same increases as those provided by Queensland Health.

Further, and in addition, Mater is also offering:

  • Year 4 - 2.5 per cent wage increase in December 2028.

Plus

    • An increase from 175 per cent to 200 per cent for Sunday penalty rates, effective from July 2028.
    • A qualification allowance, payable to nurses and midwives who hold dual undergraduate degrees and use both degrees in their duties at Mater. This would be effective from the commencement of the agreement.

If the offer results in a majority yes vote at the ballot, you will receive backpay with a 3 per cent increase to July 2025 as soon as possible – prior to the 2.5 per cent wage increase from 1 July 2026.

Key dates

Access period: Tuesday 21 – Tuesday 28 April 2026
Ballot: Tuesday 28 April – Friday 1 May 2026


Information sessions

More information coming soon.

Vote YES to secure:

Wage increases

Totalling 13.5% over four years

Back pay

A 3% wage increase, backdated to 1 July 2025 (subject to a majority yes vote)

Improved Sunday penalty rates

Increasing from 175 per cent to 200 per cent

Four-year agreement

Providing stability, certainty, momentum and equity for all Mater nurses and midwives across Queensland.

Dual Qualification Allowance

For Nurses and Midwives who hold and utilise two undergraduate degrees at Mater.

Questions and support

For questions about the proposed agreement, please email Industrial Relations

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Access period

Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (s180), this period is dedicated to ensuring all eligible employees covered by the proposed agreement have access to all relevant information ahead of the ballot.

Mater will provide you with:

You can also access policies and procedures referred to within the approved enterprise agreement in the Mater Policy and Procedure Library.

Ballot

Voting on the 2026 Nurses and Midwives Enterprise Agreement will be conducted online or by phone from Tuesday 28 April.

Mater has engaged CorpVote, an independent provider specialising in secure and confidential voting processes, to manage the ballot.

CorpVote will:

  • Email eligible staff to introduce the voting process and provide further information; and
  • Send an email and SMS when voting opens, including your Voter Access Code, which is required to cast your vote.
  • If you do not receive an email or SMS from CorpVote, please contact CorpVote on 1300 710 950.