The Health Services Union is launching legal action to stop aged care operators from hiring outsourced catering staff on hospitality awards where pay rates are lower.
If successful, the case could set a precedent for the industry and apply to other outsourced services in aged care such as laundry.which is currently before the Fair Work Commission. If that case succeeds, more than 200,000 personal carers, activities officers, catering, cleaning and administration workers will see their pay rise by at least $5 an hour.Before being elected prime minister, Anthony Albanese promised Labor would make a submission to the.
“It will be to the point where it will be easier to go and work at your local pub or retail store, than actually care for elderly Australians.”The “endless splintering” of the workforce was undermining the bargaining of all aged care staff and keeping wages at rock bottom, Mr Hayes said. “They are part of the establishment and work as part of a team. This is about maintaining the integrity of aged care awards in aged care industries.”