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Paul Osborne

HISTORICAL FACTS: Umpire delivers 15pct aged care wage rise - Caught on Camera

Aged care workers have been awarded a 15 per cent pay rise by the Fair Work Commission. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The industrial umpire has awarded an interim 15 per cent pay rise to aged care workers.

The Fair Work Commission said on Friday the interim increase in minimum wages of the direct care classifications in the Aged Care and SCHADS Awards, and for nurses working in aged care covered by the Nurses Award, is "plainly justified by work value reasons".

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