Police now guaranteed to get pay rise

Police in NSW should be awarded a pay increase for being more proactive and transparent in their crime fighting, the state’s industrial umpire has found.

The full bench of the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) has ruled in favour of a bid by the Police Association of NSW to secure a pay increase above Premier Barry O’Farrell’s 2.5 per cent public service cap.

The union wants the state’s 15,985 sworn officers to be given an increase of five per cent per year for the next three years.

In its ruling, the IRC said the police service had not only improved its crime fighting capabilities through a focus on front-line policing but it was also more transparent.

“It is clear from the evidence in these proceedings that the reform process and its evolution brought about enormous improvements in the performance and accountability of the NSW Police Force,” the IRC said.

The police association and the police commissioner have been ordered to make submissions for a directions hearing on May 14.

Any pay increase will be backdated to July 1, 2011.

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