Taxpayers may have to fork out tens of millions of dollars to pay for perks and allowances in a new workplace deal for Metropolitan Fire Brigade staff to be voted on in the next week.
Firefighters could take up to 196 days a year off work on full pay, get a $3000 sign-on bonus and a language allowance of $1215.58, as part of the enterprise bargaining agreement, the Herald Sun reports.
The perks also include an "availability allowance" for commanders and above worth 5.5 per cent of their salary, a 19 per cent wage increase, a drone operator allowance of $2.70 an hour to no email monitoring or surveillance by MFB on staff.
The package would replace the 2010 EBA if approved.
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