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A Fair Work Commission decision means 'big changes' are coming to home care from July 1

A Fair Work Commission decision to give part-time carers a minimum shift of two hours could have big consequences for people who use home care packages.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2022

Aged care workers across Australia vote to take industrial action

Union says vote overwhelmingly supports action that could include strikes and is likely to occur before federal election

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2022

Victorian government calls for paid family violence leave for all workers

Take up of entitlement small, but the benefits are ‘far outweighing’ costs to businesses, academic says

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2022

Aged care pay rise not in federal budget

The federal government has not yet budgeted for an aged care worker pay rise, ahead of a Fair Work Commission decision on the issue later this year.

AAP · Apr 1, 2022

Hospitality industry calls for pay freeze for Australia’s lowest-paid workers

If minimum wage rises it’s ‘only a matter of time’ before cafes charge $7 for a coffee, employers say

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2022

Labor's budget reply goes big on aged care, similar on much else

In most years, the opposition leader’s budget reply passes virtually unnoticed.

The Conversation · Mar 31, 2022

ACTU pushes for 5pct wage rise for workers

Unions will push for a sharp rise in wages for low paid workers in the current round of the Fair Work Commission's annual wage review.

AAP · Mar 30, 2022

Qantas concerned by order to reinstate safety instructor fired for allegedly staring at colleague’s chest

Airline plans to appeal Fair Work Commission ruling that actions did not constitute harassment or ‘any form of ogling’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022

‘They all play hard’: what happened when Kimberley Kitching came to Canberra?

After a six-year upper-house career, the Labor senator’s sudden death has prompted an outpouring of grief – and recrimination

The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022

Aged care workers earn so little that they have virtually no cash at the end of the week

In an aged care sector expected to need 110,000 extra workers by 2030, wages are so low that people are leaving the sector.

The New Daily · Mar 23, 2022