A meeting of the aged care sector will feed into next month’s jobs and skills summit as the government considers how to fund an anticipated pay rise for the industry. auspol
The aged care sector will meet with ministers next week to discuss chronic workforce shortages as providers wait for more details about how an anticipated multibillion-dollar package to fund wage rises will work.
in its submission to the commission on Monday without nominating a figure. It also recommitted to fully funding any increase.Wells said the government had “lots of different modelling” around the likely cost of a wage rise but ultimately it was for the commission to decide the percentage and there would then be negotiations over how to roll it out.
“There will need to be further work on the details of how the funding is going to be made available to ensure that aged care providers can pass on a wage increase to all of their staff,” he said.Much would depend on the details, such as whether the government would fund wage rises for people already paid higher than award rates.
“With nearly 50,000 jobs unfilled in the aged care sector, we’ll also need to move fast on other initiatives like better training and career prospects, as well as opening up pathways for bringing workers into Australia,” he said.
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