Vic paramedics reject pay offer VICTORIAN paramedics have rejected the state government's latest pay offers, with the union saying they represents a pay rise of around $1 a week for most members. Ambulance Employees Australia (AEA) says Ambulance Victoria has put two offers to members - one of which represents a 2.5 per cent annual pay rise, and another a five per cent annual rise. However, AEA Victorian secretary Steve McGhie said paramedics had been asked to sacrifice entitlements, including overtime, annual leave and leave loading. Mr McGhie said the agreements would leave most members just $1 a week better off, which was well below the rate of inflation. "Victoria's paramedics are the best-trained paramedics in the country, but they are also the worst paid," he said. Patients are already paying a high price for a crisis in ambulance services and (Premier) Ted Baillieu's plan to cut wages will just make matters worse. The AEA met on Tuesday to officially reject the offer, Mr McGhie said.