Victoria's police will get a 12 per cent pay rise over four years plus extra cash for working unsocial hours, but the force must also become more flexible.
Seven months of negotiations came to a resolution on Thursday with the Victorian government and police union announcing an "in-principle" agreement on a new EBA.
The agreement, which is yet to be put to a vote by police officers, means proposed industrial action slated for coming weeks will no longer go ahead.
"We have achieved an excellent result for our members that will go on for some time," Police Association of Victoria secretary Ron Iddles told reporters at a joint press conference with Victoria Police and the government.
Under the deal, officers working late at night on weekends would be rewarded accordingly, he said.
The pay deal includes leave for police or PSOs facing family violence, or undergoing IVF, and there are lactation breaks.
New penalty rates apply for officers who work weekends or on public holidays.
The deal also takes into account several recommendations from a damning report released this week showing high levels of sexual harassment in the police force.
Victoria Police chief commissioner Graham Ashton says the deal ensures the force is flexible enough to respond to rising public order situations, such as protests and public events, which require a larger police presence.
"This in-principal agreement sets us up for the future and enables flexible working arrangements, far more flexible than we have had in the past," Mr Ashton told reporters.
"I believe we achieved a deal which rewards our police and is fair to all."
The deal will be put to police union members via a postal ballot in the coming weeks.
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