The federal government will push for a pay rise for residential and home care workers in a submission to Fair Work, but it stops short of nominating a specific figure.
The federal government has declared it will call for a "meaningful" pay rise for aged care workers in its submission to the independent wages umpire on Monday, but has stopped short of nominating a specific dollar figure.
Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said while the government would push for a pay rise in its Fair Work submission, it would not call for a specific wage increase."We haven't put a number to it because traditionally governments don't put numbers to it, that is for the commission to decide exactly what percentage the work value case is worth.
key recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety's final report last yearSince that report was released, unions and industry groups have argued the pandemic has exacerbated funding and workforce issues, and say pay increases are needed to attract and retain skilled workers.
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