Tens of thousands of aged care workers will receive a major pay rise after the Fair Work Commission recommended the increase.
Aged-care staff are poised to get a wage rise of up to 28 per cent after the Fair Work Commission handed down a landmark decision for the sector. More than 100,000 indirect employees in the sector will enjoy a wage boost after the Health Services Union lodged an application for a 25 per cent across-the-board increase in 2020. Personal carers will get an increase between 18 and 28 per cent, home care staff will get a rise of between 15 and 26 per cent and there will be a 6.
" Since coming into office, the federal government has backed pay rises for those on low and award wages, as well as funding increases for aged care staff. The commission's decision will be finalised after submissions from the interested parties, with the phasing-in schedule still to be decided. The higher recommended wages include the 15 per cent rise for direct-care workers. Economists have also backed the push for higher wages in the sector.