Wages

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…

Services Union rallies despite imprisonment threats

Union members will defy warnings of imprisonment when they march on the offices of a major business lobbying group, as…

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.

Pay rises for aged care nurses funded with additional $2.6 billion

The Albanese government has quashed any remaining questions of how it will afford a pay rise for over 60,000 aged…

Aged care nurses set to earn more from March 1

Registered and enrolled nurses working in aged care will soon be paid more under the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) changes…

Gender pay disparity still rife in nursing

New data has shown that the gender of an Australian nursing graduate has a profound effect on how much they…

‘National scandal’: Only 1-in-100 rentals are affordable for essential workers

Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker. Anglicare Australia…

NSW offers nurses pay rise, short of unions demands

The NSW government has offered public sector workers, including nurses, a three-year pay rise worth 10.5 per cent, which is…

Aged care AINs and PCWs secure 23 per cent pay rise

An increase to award wages for Certificate III aged care workers has "finally" been secured. The Fair Work Commission ordered…

Aged care workers have won a huge pay rise. What about the cleaners, cooks and admin staff who support them?

Matthew Xerri, Griffith University This month, the Fair Work Commission handed Australia’s aged care workforce an historic pay rise, with…

Aged care workers pay hike ‘not inflationary’

Claims that a pay boost for some 350,000 aged care workers could fuel inflationary pressures have been dismissed by Aged Care Minister Anika Wells. On Friday,…

‘Wage justice’: Big pay rise for aged care workers

Aged care workers have secured a “historic” pay rise – some getting up to a 28.5 per cent increase – in what…

Labor to begin paying super on paid parental leave in major win for gender equality

Australian women are set to be thousands of dollars better off by the time they retire, with the government promising…

New analysis shows early pandemic super scheme will leave taxpayers $85 billion worse off

Millions of Australians who withdrew their super savings during Covid-19 will be left dramatically worse off in their retirement, with…

Govt allocates more than $2 billion to “boost” aged care wages

The Federal Government announced that over $2 billion is being invested to "boost" aged care wages. December 1 marked not…

Aged care workers paid back $2.1m after payroll error

An aged care service provider has paid back $2.1m to aged care workers across the country after a payroll error…

New agreements bump up aged care pay by 4.4 per cent

Workers on new collective agreements are scoring average wage increases of up to 5.8 per cent, according to fresh data…

Critical sector to pay for ageing Aussies

Australia’s burgeoning critical minerals sector will be crucial to transition the world to net zero and bolster the country’s coffers…

Aged care workers receive a pay increase

More than 250,000 aged care workers in Australia are set to receive a 15 per cent wage increase after the…

Nursing career in aged care worth ‘more than pay’

Aged care can offer more diverse responsibilities, leadership opportunities, and stronger long-term relationships than nursing in hospitals, a Sydney-based aged…

Budget to fund $11.3bn aged care pay rise

Next week's federal budget will fund a highly-anticipated salary increase for aged care workers after Labor announced a major increase…

‘Not there yet’: call for equal pay on Women’s Day

Aged care and nursing unions have pushed for equal pay for the female-dominated workforce on International Women's Day. Yesterday, the…

Dispute over aged care wage rise payout

Lifeview has disputed claims made by the ANMF that it won't pass on a 15 per cent wage rise for…

FWC rules 15 pay rise for lifestyle staff and chefs

The Fair Work Commission has ruled a 15 per cent pay rise for nearly all aged care workers, including personal…

Govt may raise taxes to pay for aged care reform

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has said increased spending on aged care would mean 'some sacrifices need to be made', avoiding…