This page provides updates on the current enterprise bargaining negotiations for the proposed Queensland Fire Department Certified Agreement 2025 (CA25).

On 14 April 2026, QFD and the relevant unions: Queensland Professional Firefighters Union, (QPFU), the Queensland Fire and Rescue - Senior Officers Union of Employees (SOU) and Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees (TQ) RFS Branch, attended a hearing at the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) to certify Queensland Fire Department Certified Agreement 2025 (CA25); and to terminate the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Certified Agreement 2022 (CA22).

Commissioner Power of the QIRC issued decisions on 14 April 2026 certifying the CA25 and terminating the CA22. 

The CA25 commenced operation on 14 April 2026 and has a nominal expiry date of 31 July 2028. The CA22 was terminated on that same day.

The CA25 contains a range of increased and new benefits for all the dedicated employees covered by it who deliver vital fire and emergency services to Queensland. The CA25 applies to: 

  • Firefighters and Station Officers; 
  • Building Approval Officers; 
  • Fire Communications Centre employees; 
  • Rural Fire Operational Officers Level 1 and Level 2; and  
  • Senior Officers (both Fire and Rescue Service and Rural Fire Service). 

QFD is now working with its payroll provider, Queensland Shared Services, to ensure employee entitlements are processed as soon as possible. QFD is also working with the unions to implement the new Certified Agreement.

Key documents

For ease of reference, key supporting documents are provided below, including a summary of changes and frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help employees understand the new Certified Agreement.

CPI uplift adjustment payment

To be eligible for the CPI Uplift Adjustment payment an employee must be employed under CA25 on or after certification (14 April 2026) to be entitled to any wage increase.

If you are no longer employed by QFD you may be eligible for a CPI Uplift Adjustment payment. 

To establish possible entitlement an employee must have: 

  • Worked under CA25 on or after the day it has been certified by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission; and 
  • The CUA has been triggered for a CUA period when they were employed under the agreement

If you are not a current employee but meet eligibility for a payment you must contact Queensland Shared Services (QSS) by calling 1300 146 370 and confirming that:

  • You were employed under CA25 during CUA period 1 (1 August 2025)
  • You were employed under CA25 during CUA period 2 (1 August 2026)
  • You were employed under CA25 during CUA period 3 (1 August 2027).

QSS may also require that you provide additional information such as personal banking, taxation and superannuation to facilitate and ensure appropriate payment can be made.

Further information on CUA can be found below:

Wages tables

There are several factors that impact the wages, including the CPI adjustment and the State Wage Case (SWC) being applied to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service Employees Award – State 2016 (where applicable). Therefore, updated wage tables are provided below:

  • SUPERSEDED - Wages table (PDF, 501 KB) effective as at 1 August 2025 – this document differs to the wages included in the CA25 as the CUA was triggered on 29 April 2026 and applied from 1 August 2025.
  • CURRENT - Wages table (PDF, 547 KB) effective as at 1 September 2025 – this document includes SWC increase to impacted classifications. 
     

Last updated 06 May 2026