The Queensland Industrial Relations Commission has certified the Visiting Medical Officer Employees’ (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 2) 2026 (VMO2).
The new agreement is effective from 16 September 2026, with VMO1 terminated following VMO2’s certification. The QIRC will publish the certified agreement on its website soon.
Queensland Health is working to implement the terms and conditions of VMO2 as quickly as practicable.
We are aiming to pay employees their first-year 3.5% wage increase (this comprises a 0.5% CPI uplift adjustment (CUA), noting the CUA has been triggered in year 1) and backpay to 1 July 2026 on 4 November 2026.
Queensland Health thanks its staff and union stakeholders and their members for their dedication and efforts in finalising this new agreement.
Key features of VMO2
VMO2 provides an 8.5% wage increase (up to a maximum of 10.5% where CPI uplift adjustments are activated) over the life of the agreement, in line with the Public Sector Wages Policy.
The agreement also offers a one-off 3% increase to Professional Development Allowance rates and expansion of a Clinical Managers Allowance and Medical Managers Allowance for eligible VMOs.