The Federal Government announced that over $2 billion is being invested to "boost" aged care wages. December 1 marked not only the first day of summer but also a 4.4 per cent increase in the Australian National Aged Care Classification ...

Workers on new collective agreements are scoring average wage increases of up to 5.8 per cent, according to fresh data released by the workplace umpire. The latest fortnightly wages data for enterprise agreement applications to the Fair Work Commission showed ...

Concerns are mounting among industry experts about the government's lack of enforceable rules to ensure the pay rise funds are distributed fairly. The Australian government committed $11.3bn over five years to fund the 15 per cent pay rise and on-costs ...

Lifeview has disputed claims made by the ANMF that it won't pass on a 15 per cent wage rise for its staff. Last week, the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) said it had received reports from aged care workers ...

British nurses are staging a 48-hour strike and 'won't back down' in a bitter row with the government over wages and nurse-to-patient ratios. Members of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) have walked off their jobs six times since December ...

The pay rise for aged care staff will help attract more men to the care sector, an aged care peak body has said, but more than 15 per cent is needed. Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) 's response comes ...

As the Fair Work Commission's aged care pay rise case moves to the second stage, government pressures rise after shocking report findings, and a controversial bill pushes forward in parliament. Earlier this month, the Fair Work Commission made an interim ...

Aged care support staff say they feel “insulted” after being excluded from the Fair Work Commission's interim decision to increase wages for direct workers in the sector. In a highly-anticipated ruling made on Friday, the commission ordered 15 per cent ...

Parents, carers and older Australians would be able to take their bosses to the Fair Work Commission to fight for flexible hours under Labor’s industrial relations reforms. The Albanese government will seek to change “outdated” laws in order to give ...

Aged care providers are voicing concerns the fair work umpire's verdict on increasing staff's wages will come too late. On August 17th, the federal government handed in its submission to the Fair Work Commission (FWC), pushing for a 'meaningful and ...