Qld public servants reject pay offer

Queensland's public servants have rejected the state government's 2.35 per cent pay offer. Source: AAP

QUEENSLAND'S public servants have rejected the state government's controversial wage offer.

The government sent the core wage agreement directly to 55,000 public servants for a vote three weeks ago, bypassing the public service union.

Together union refused to endorse the offer because it removed job security and no-contracting-out clauses.

The government offered the workers, who are mainly administration staff, a 2.35 per cent pay rise every year for three years.

Together told AAP 22,000 votes out of 28,000 received have been counted so far, and just under 70 per cent have voted no.

Secretary Alex Scott said the vote was a referendum on the Newman government's treatment of the public service, which had 14,000 positions axed this year.

"This is a huge repudiation of the cuts and the agenda the government has been trying to push through," he said.

"The public servants have clearly stood up to the government."

Comment has been sought from the state government.

Minister Assisting the Premier Glen Elmes confirmed the majority of public servants had rejected the offer.

He said 75 per cent of the vote had been counted, with enough "no" votes to place the result beyond doubt.

It's likely the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission will decide on the future pay and conditions of public servants, Mr Elmes said.

He said it was an "unfortunate outcome" for workers, with arbitration known to take up to two years in some cases.

Public servants would now have to wait to get a pay rise, the minister said.

He blamed the Together union for "fooling" workers into believing the ballot would have an effect on their job security.

"This ballot was always a simple question about whether public servants wanted a pay rise," he said in a statement.

The government will meet unions and the industrial relations commission early next year to discuss the next step.

Mr Elmes said the government would continue to focus on making the state's public service a nation-leader in terms of responsiveness and efficiency.

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