2021 Annual Determinations

SOORT’s 2021 annual determinations for PSSEs and the SES are made pursuant to the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 (SOOR Act) and provide for an increase of 2.5 per cent per annum effective on and from 1 July 2021. The determinations are available on the NSW Remuneration Tribunals website - http://www.remtribunals.nsw.gov.au/statutory-and-other-offices/current-soort-determinations

Public Service senior executives

PSSEs are employed in one of four bands specified in the Government Sector Employment (Senior Executive Bands) Determination 2014 (GSE Act). In accordance with section 40(1) of the Government Sector Employment Act 2014, the remuneration package of a PSSE must be within the range determined under the SOOR Act for the band in which the executive is employed.

SOORT’s annual determination for PSSEs is made under Part 3B, section 24O of the SOOR Act and applies to executives to whom Division 4 of Part 4 of the GSE Act applies (other than those subject to the transitional arrangements in Schedule 4 to the GSE Act).

Chief and Senior Executive Service

SOORT’s annual determination is made under Part 3A of the SOOR Act and applies to a small number of executives who continue to receive a remuneration package equivalent to the remuneration package of the executive immediately before the repeal of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 (unless the remuneration package is increased as a result of a determination of the SOORT made under Part 3A of the SOOR Act). The determination applies to any executive who continues to be covered by the provisions under Schedule 4 of the GSE Act.

The SOORT determination does not affect existing Recruitment Allowances. Employees in receipt of these allowances continue to receive them in accordance with Schedule 4, clause 8B of the GSE Act, at the quantum for which they were originally approved.

The SES determination also applies to executives employed in the NSW Police Force Senior Executive Service who continue to be eligible for remuneration packages as determined under Part 3A of the SOOR Act.

2021-22 NSW Public Service Senior Executive Remuneration Management Framework

The Framework applies to PSSE bands 1, 2 and 3. The discretionary ranges and the formulas for each job evaluation methodology have been updated to reflect the increase to remuneration packages in the 2021 SOORT determination (See Part 4.2 and Appendix 1).

Amendments to the 2021-22 NSW Public Service Senior Executive Remuneration Management Framework

The Framework has been amended to include additional guidance on the following:

• Design principles for executive structures (Part 2.2).

• Equal pay for equal work (Part 2.3).

Further information

Employees should contact their agency’s HR contacts in the first instance for further information about the application of the annual determinations. Agency HR contacts may contact the Public Service Commission with any enquiries using the contact details at the end of this Circular.

Kathrina Lo
Public Service Commissioner