One of the hardest-hit sectors from the pandemic has called on the government to help fill a widening workforce shortage following a rise in the country's migration cap.
Royal Australian Navy staff help to fill vacant positions in an aged-care facility in southern New South Wales. Aged care peak bodies say more skilled migrants are needed to fill a large shortfall in labour.One of the hardest-hit sectors from the pandemic has called on the government to help fill a widening workforce shortage following a rise in the country's migration cap.
Peak bodies Catholic Health Australia, Uniting NSW and ACT as well as UnitingCare Australia have said an urgent increase is needed for skilled workers in aged care, which had been affected by the pandemic. "When there are almost 60,000 vacancies in aged care right now this is something that government can do and do it quickly."
It comes as national cabinet agreed this week to reduce the isolation period for COVID-19 positive cases from seven to five days to allow employees to be able to return to work sooner.
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