A landmark pay rise for aged care workers arrived on Friday, just days before the federal government attempts to rush laws designed to deliver pay rises across the economy.
The federal government will push through sweeping changes to Australia’s workplace laws that aim to increase wages across the economy days after aged care workers were awarded a 15 per cent pay boost in a landmark decision handed down by the Fair Work Commission.
“We fought for this pay rise because our government is committed to getting wages moving again, particularly in low-paid, female-dominated industries like this one,” he said. Delivering pay rises was central to Labor’s election strategy, with the party backing the aged care wage case, and making an industrial relations overhaul central to its jobs summit.The government hopes the strengthening of multi-employer bargaining in its Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill – which has prompted outcry from businesses concerned about widespread industrial action – will eventually lead to pay rises in other low-paid sectors.
and has said amendments are being drafted to the bill to allay the concerns of business groups and crossbench MPs over the bill, and these will be brought to the house next week. Sharkie said the government’s behaviour was “disgraceful” and that “when in opposition, Labor were principled about procedure and ensuring proposed legislation was considered carefully. Those principles have gone out the window”.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he hoped the Senate crossbench considered the legislation closely and claimed a mandate for the industrial relations changes.
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