Fair Work accelerates aged care pay rise in hit to the budget

Australian Financial Review, 21 February 2023 The Fair Work Commission has ruled its 15 per cent interim increase for up to 320,000 aged…

Pay increase for aged-care workers accelerated in Fair Work Commission ruling

The Australian, 21 February 2023 Hundreds of thousands of aged-care workers will receive a 15 per cent pay rise from July 1 this year…

Aged care wage rise timing not up to Fair Work: government

Sydney Morning Herald, 13 February 2023 The federal government says its own workplace reforms improving gender equality and job security should not dictate…

Fewer NDIS patients languishing in hospital saves up to $550m

Sydney Morning Herald, 12 February 2023 The average length of time NDIS patients spent in hospital beds awaiting discharge was slashed by four…

Clash over claim aged care workers better off at KFC

AAP, 8 February 2023 The government is staring down a key health union after its national boss said workers in the "crumbling" aged…

Aged-care Covid toll sparks probe into safeguards

The Australian, 8 February 2023 Nearly one-third of Covid-19 deaths during the nation’s latest wave have occurred in aged-care residential facilities, triggering the…

Lack of staff blamed for aged care failures

ABC Radio The World Today, 24 January 2022 The aged care sector says the ongoing staffing crisis is to blame for tens of…

Health Services Union wants to charge non-members $500 each for wage deals

Sydney Morning Herald, 12 January 2023 The national president of the Health Services Union wants to charge workers who aren’t members an annual…