Promised Aged Care Wage Rise Could Be Spanned Out

Promised Aged Care Wage Rise Could Be Spanned Out
Ambulance officers transport a resident from the Epping Gardens aged care facility in the Melbourne suburb of Epping in Australia, on Jul. 29, 2020, William West/AFP via Getty Images
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Pay rises given to aged care workers could be “stepped out” over a period of time, Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says.

Wells was speaking from Brisbane during a visit by the Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles, where she said there was modelling on how much a wage increase would cost, but it was “hypothetical” until the fair work umpire handed down its decision on aged care workers’ pay.