Albanese government says it is committed to pay for any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission, with unions calling for 25%
The Albanese government will advocate for a “significant, meaningful” pay rise for workers in the aged care sector, according to aged care minister Anika Wells.
“We need to do something to value aged care workers better and that starts with a pay rise,” Wells told Sky News on Sunday.“We haven’t put a number to it because traditionally governments don’t … that is for the commission to decide, exactly what percentage the work value cases is worth, but we have agreed that we will fund it no matter what the decision.”In the election campaign,backs a pay rise of 5.1%, or $1 an hour, in line with inflation at the time.
Pay is also a key factor for attracting workers in an extremely tight labour market, which Wells said could encourage former employees to return to the sector and current employees to take more hours. In the first fortnight of parliament, Labor passed an aged care bill increasing funding per patient by 10%, instituting a code of conduct and star ratings for providers.
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