Childcare workers are set to pocket an extra $103 a week on average, following the federal government's promise of a pay rise. The total 15% increase will be staggered over the next two years, and is dependent on centres promising not to increase their fees by more than 4.
Childcare workers are set to pocket an extra $103 a week on average, following the federal government's promise of a pay rise. The total 15% increase will be staggered over the next two years, and is dependent on centres promising not to increase their fees by more than 4.4 per cent over the next year.
“We welcome this decision by the Albanese Labor government today that's been 20 years in the making. Early childhood educators perform some of the most vital work in the country, but for so long they've been the most undervalued and underpaid. And this decision today will change people's lives. It means that early childhood educators who've been relying on food bank to feed their own families won't have to do that anymore.
But Minister for Early Childhood Education Anne Aly says it wasn't until this Labor government that childhood educators were listened to. “Look, we're pleased. Obviously, it's important that teachers in long daycare services get a pay rise. They're certainly being paid less than teachers in schools, and there's a real workforce shortage for that reason. So a 15% pay rise, even though it is staged in over a fairly long period, it is a really good step in the right direction.”
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