Workforce

Aged care nurses receive final wage increase

Aged care nurses have received a fifth wage increase, completing a series of Fair Work Commission-ordered pay rises that have…

What remote health workers want

Safe housing, flexible leave and financial incentives are among the top priorities for healthcare workers in remote Australia, according to…

July 1 changes to pay, super and leave

Aged care workers will receive a 4.75pc pay rise under the Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review, with the government…

Burnout not a personal failure, it’s systemic

Compassion fatigue often precedes burnout, and experts say early intervention, realistic rostering and genuine check‑ins can help. But lasting change…

Aged care workers risk psychological injury

New research shows meaningful relationships with residents, supportive supervisors and adequate staffing are key to aged care worker wellbeing, while…

Minimum wage rise a win for aged care

Australia’s lowest‑paid workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise from July 1, lifting the national minimum wage to $26.44 an…

Aged care provider to repay $11.7m to workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has ordered Southern Cross Care to repay millions in wages after a self‑audit uncovered years of…

National project amplifies carer voices

A new Silverchain project is inviting carers of older Australians with mental health conditions to share their stories, aiming to…

It’s time to prioritise mental health education

Silverchain has introduced it's free Foundations in Mental Health program, designed to help ready providers for the new Aged Care…

ANMF launches national aged care ‘pulse check’

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched a comprehensive assessment of Australia’s aged care system in a bid…

Essential workers priced out of the rental market

A new report shows decades of housing mismanagement has resulted in many Australian essential workers, including aged care workers, ambos…

Money matters: Your financial health check

Making informed financial decisions is a lifelong journey, one that evolves with each stage of your career. Whether you’re just…

Pay bump for 400,000 aged care workers

The pay rise, a result of the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) work value case decision, brings welcome changes for the…

CPD: Your career compass

The thought of accumulating a minimum of 20 hours of CPD per registration period might feel like a chore, it…

Palliative care workforce under siege

A new report by Palliative Care Australia has revealed that escalating demand, coupled with persistent funding constraints and workforce shortages,…

84 ENs to be sacked from Qld aged care

Queensland’s largest aged care provider has said it can no longer sustain the “funding gap” created by mandatory care minutes…

What aged care staff say about their grief

Research suggests aged-care staff experience a unique type of grief when residents die. However, their grief often goes unrecognised, and…

$21.5m in scholarships for aged care workforce

Scholarships will allow recipients to progress their careers in aged care with formal qualifications, like a Cert III or Masters…

ARIIA grants to boost innovation

Fourteen aged care providers across Australia are joining forces to address critical issues facing the sector, thanks to a new…

Aged care grads caught in diploma scam, again

Even more aged care workers are likely to lose their qualifications after another Vocational Educational Training (VET) provider was cancelled by…

Superheroes: ACED thanks aged care workers

Today, on Aged Care Employee Day, we say thank you the more than 400,000 invaluable aged care workers making a…

Aged care nurse placement program success

An intensive clinical placement initiative that has already placed dozens of nursing graduates into aged care jobs in Qld is…

Bupa is cutting staff hours, union claims

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has lodged a Fair Work dispute claiming Bupa is changing rosters of nurses and…

Qld frontline workers pay rise threatened by budget

Frontline workers, like nurses, police, teachers, and firefighters, are fighting for pay bumps after the state's budget dropped last week.

Aged care grads in alleged cash-for-diplomas scheme

Thousands of aged and disability care workers have been forced to prove their skills as yet another vocational education and…