Pay Rise for NZDF Employees
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) military employees will get a pay rise of $1200 a year thanks to savings identified through the Baseline Review project.
A further $4M has also been made available to fund pay rises for civilian employees in the 2007/ 2008 financial year depending on job and salary assessment.
The Chief of Defence Force announced on Monday the $1200 (gross) increase in military salaries will happen on October 11, and approximately $2M million has been put aside for additional targeted pay increases across the Navy, Army and Air Force.
Civilian employees on the new Individual Employment Agreement (IEA) will have their jobs analysed against the market rate and under go a performance confirmation. If it is deemed appropriate they will be offered pay increases in September.
The salary adjustments for those on the Collective Employment Agreements (CEA) will be dependent on the collective bargaining process currently underway.
Those on the Standard Individual Employment Agreement (SIEA) or Standard Individual Management Agreement (SIMA) will receive a letter from NZDF shortly with a conditional offer of a pay increase to take effect in August.
A separate project team has been working since mid 06 to develop a military remuneration strategy. The NZDF needs an overarching remuneration strategy for its military personnel if it is to be able to compare itself accurately with the outside market, put a robust case to government and to know where to apply savings that are identified. The remuneration strategy project is focussed on why, how and what the NZDF remunerates for, not the amount personnel are paid.