Industrial Relations

Mater's new three year Enterprise Agreement for Medical Officers

Mater has been negotiating with unions and employee bargaining representatives on the new Mater Medical Officers Enterprise Agreement 2025.

Negotiations are now complete, and you will have received a copy of the proposed agreement, supporting information, and details about the upcoming ballot.

Key dates

Access period: Monday 1 December - Sunday 7 December
Ballot: Monday 8 December - Friday 12 December

Vote YES to secure backdated pay to 1 July 2025, rewarding you for your contributions from day one

Annual salary increase

An annual salary increase delivering a total of 8.1% over the next three years (2.5%, 2.6% and 3%) to support ongoing wage growth and stability

Salary packaging

Salary packaging of up to $15,900 a year, enabling you to use pre-tax dollars and maximise your take-home pay under the agreement

Professional development opportunities

Access to high-quality professional development supported by nationally benchmarked training, strong clinical supervision, and a proven culture of continuous improvement

Access Period

The Fair Work Act 2009 (s180) provides that before employees vote on the proposed agreement, an access period is required to provide information to those employees covered by the proposed agreement.

During the access period, Mater will:

provide you with a copy, or enable you to access a copy, of the proposed enterprise agreement.
provide you with a copy, or enable you to access a copy, of any material that is incorporated into the proposed enterprise agreement e.g., policies; and
explain the terms of the proposed enterprise agreement and the effect of those terms.

Ballot

Voting for the Mater Medical Officers' Enterprise Agreement will be available online or by phone Monday 3 - Friday 7 November, closing strictly at 5pm.

Mater has engaged the services of CorpVote, an external company that specialises in holding secure and confidential voting processes.

CorpVote will:

Email eligible staff to introduce themselves and provide further details about the voting process; and
Send an email and SMS when voting opens, including your Voter Access Code, which you’ll need to cast your vote.

If you do not receive these emails or SMS from CorpVote, please call CorpVote on 1300 710 950.

Resources for Medical Officers

A copy of the proposed enterprise agreement and an information sheet/s, summarising the terms of the proposed agreement will be accessible below, as they are available below.