The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has received an assurance from the NSW Ministry of Health that registered nurses will remain on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in nursing homes throughout the state. The NSWNMA raised concerns over a proposed amendment to the Public Health Act 2010, which aimed to […]
The country’s largest health union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has expressed its outrage that the Federal Government has axed wage improvements for low-paid aged care nurses. Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas said the ANMF and its members were appalled the Coalition Government had used its numbers in Parliament last week to vote against […]
Aged care workers are having promised pay rises reduced or withdrawn after the Abbott Government said it would tear up Labor’s workforce compact guaranteeing higher wages in the sector, the ACTU revealed today. The Government must now make clear whether it will follow through with $1.2 billion in funding to lift chronically low pay in […]
ACTU President Ged Kearney said plans by the new Coalition Government to abandon wage increases for up to 350,000 workers in aged care and childcare was in direct conflict with Tony Abbott’s commitment that no worker would be worse off. “It is a betrayal by the Coalition of some of Australia’s lowest paid workers, in […]
Australia’s largest health union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has expressed disappointment that the new Coalition Government plans to walk away from historic wage reforms for the low-paid aged care workforce. “This is just so mean-spirited,” said ANMF Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas. “Aged care nurses and workers have been abandoned by the incoming […]
The federal Liberal and Nationals policy of further deregulating funding to nursing homes means tens of thousands of NSW aged care nurses face reduced pay under a Coalition government, the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) said today. Tony Abbott and the Federal Coalition have said they will do away with the current wage supplement, […]
At Wednesday night’s third election debate, Coalition leader Tony Abbott said the delivery of improved wages for aged care workers should not be achieved through enterprise bargaining and should be put into a “general pool” of aged care funding instead. An enterprise bargaining agreement is the only way to legally guarantee that employers pass the […]
NSWNMA members at the Mercy Aged Care facilities in Albury and Young voted last week to accept a substantial pay rise over the next two years, which also positions them and their employer to access extra federal funding – under the Federal Government’s new aged care Workforce Compact – for an even higher pay rise. […]
The ACTU congratulates the Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, on his announcement of wage increases for aged care workers as part of the Aged Care Workforce Compact. ACTU President Ged Kearney said the Minister – by tying the funding to the normal bargaining process – ensured workers could continue to negotiate with employers […]
The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has welcomed the conclusion of the Aged Care Workforce Compact – which will now start delivering an urgently needed $1.2 billion funding injection for Australia’s aged care nursing and care staff. “As Australia’s largest health union, the ANF commends the Gillard Government, particularly Minister for Ageing Mark Butler and Minister […]
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