Aged care staff across Australia will receive a pay increase after the nation's industrial umpire ruled to lift the national minimum wage. The Fair Work Commission handed down its annual review on Wednesday, lifting minimum hourly rates from $20.33 to ...

A major aged care union has taken an aged care catering service to the federal court for not paying penalty rates to staff on weekends. The Health Services Union commenced “precedent-setting” legal action on Saturday to prevent aged care operator, Catering Industries, from engaging catering staff under the hospitality ...

A survey has found the majority of aged care workers have not received Scott Morrison’s $800 workforce bonus. In January, the prime minister promised two instalments of up to $400 in response to mounting concerns over underpayment, staff shortages and ...

As the Omicron variant rips through the nation’s aged care sector, peaks are asking for swift action from federal cabinet to relieve critical shortages and residents under lockdown. The latest federal data has reported over 500 active COVID-19 outbreaks in ...

Mandatory vaccinations for aged care staff are set to be enforced tomorrow, Friday 17 September, as union leaders address mounting concerns that over 13,000 staff are yet to receive their first jabs. As of midnight, all aged care employees, including ...

The government has released nationwide aged care workforce vaccine data as the September deadline counts down to under three weeks.  In an interactive map, Health Department numbers display average immunisation rates by geographic location, identifying broad differences between metro and ...

Australia’s aged care peak bodies and unions have rallied together to demand the government take responsibility over the failed vaccine rollout. In a joint statement, the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) along with the ANMF, AWU, UWU, HSU, ASU and ...