{"id":6771,"date":"2023-05-04T11:47:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T10:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=6771"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:53:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T10:53:07","slug":"elderly-care-wage-hikes-wont-exacerbate-inflation-australian-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/politics\/elderly-care-wage-hikes-wont-exacerbate-inflation-australian-minister-says\/2023\/05\/04\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly care wage hikes won’t exacerbate inflation, Australian minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (AAP) By Dr. Majid Khan-Concerns<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> big<\/span> pay<\/span> hike<\/span> for<\/span> public<\/span> sector<\/span> workers<\/span> could<\/span> exacerbate<\/span> inflation<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> quelled<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> federal<\/span> government.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Elderly<\/span> care<\/span> workers’<\/span> wages<\/span> rise<\/span> significantly<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> announced<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> include<\/span> his<\/span> $11.3<\/span> billion<\/span> increase<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> sector<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> federal<\/span> budget.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>More<\/span> than<\/span> 250,000<\/span> of<\/span> them<\/span> will<\/span> receive<\/span> her<\/span> 15%<\/span> wage<\/span> increase<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> Fair<\/span> Work<\/span> Commission<\/span> decided<\/span> to<\/span> raise<\/span> wages<\/span> from<\/span> July.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Reserve<\/span> Bank<\/span> is<\/span> concerned<\/span> that<\/span> public<\/span> sector<\/span> wages<\/span> could<\/span> put<\/span> more<\/span> pressure<\/span> on<\/span> inflation,<\/span> but<\/span> Treasury<\/span> Secretary<\/span> Katie<\/span> Gallagher<\/span> has<\/span> said<\/span> wage<\/span> increases<\/span> are<\/span> sustainable.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“When<\/span> it<\/span> comes<\/span> to<\/span> tracking<\/span> and<\/span> mitigating<\/span> inflation,<\/span> nothing<\/span> makes<\/span> me<\/span> believe<\/span> wages<\/span> are<\/span> contributing,”<\/span> she<\/span> told<\/span> AAP.<\/span> “There<\/span> are<\/span> many<\/span> other<\/span> reasons,<\/span> and<\/span> even<\/span> if<\/span> you<\/span> break<\/span> down<\/span> inflation,<\/span> it’s<\/span> not<\/span> about<\/span> wages,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Treasurer<\/span> Jim<\/span> Chalmers<\/span> said<\/span> wage<\/span> increases<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> long<\/span> overdue<\/span> and<\/span> could<\/span> help<\/span> attract<\/span> more<\/span> staff<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> ailing<\/span> sector.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“This<\/span> is<\/span> possible<\/span> if<\/span> we<\/span> make<\/span> the<\/span> national<\/span> budget<\/span> more<\/span> responsible<\/span> and<\/span> sustainable,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> have<\/span> done<\/span> everything<\/span> we<\/span> can<\/span> here<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> that<\/span> we<\/span> can<\/span> afford<\/span> this<\/span> historic<\/span> pay<\/span> rise<\/span> for<\/span> our<\/span> aged<\/span> care<\/span> workers<\/span> and<\/span> weather<\/span> it<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> responsible<\/span> manner.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Following<\/span> the<\/span> Royal<\/span> Commission’s<\/span> recommendations,<\/span> workers,<\/span> including<\/span> registered<\/span> nurses,<\/span> cooks<\/span> and<\/span> home<\/span> care<\/span> workers,<\/span> are<\/span> seeing<\/span> the<\/span> biggest<\/span> ever<\/span> wage<\/span> increases.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Personal<\/span> care<\/span> workers<\/span> in<\/span> Level<\/span> 4<\/span> Aged<\/span> Care<\/span> Rates<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> home<\/span> $141.10<\/span> more<\/span> per<\/span> week,<\/span> or<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> $7300<\/span> per<\/span> year,<\/span> with<\/span> this<\/span> change.<\/span> Registered<\/span> nurses<\/span> with<\/span> Level<\/span> 2.3<\/span> qualifications<\/span> earn<\/span> an<\/span> additional<\/span> income<\/span> of<\/span> $196.08<\/span> per<\/span> week,<\/span> or<\/span> over<\/span> $10,000<\/span> annually.<\/span> Elderly<\/span> Care<\/span> Minister<\/span> Annika<\/span> Wells<\/span> called<\/span> the<\/span> 15%<\/span> increase<\/span> “a<\/span> tectonic<\/span> shift.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cToday’s<\/span> wage<\/span> hike<\/span> will<\/span> bring<\/span> an<\/span> additional<\/span> 10,000<\/span> workers<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> sector .We<\/span> all<\/span> know<\/span> the<\/span> workforce<\/span> crisis<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> biggest<\/span> problem<\/span> facing<\/span> aged<\/span> care.<\/span> \u00a0
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> will<\/span> continue<\/span> to<\/span> work<\/span> with<\/span> all<\/span> of<\/span> them<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> that<\/span> there<\/span> are<\/span> enough<\/span> workers<\/span> not<\/span> only<\/span> in<\/span> elder<\/span> care,<\/span> but<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> care<\/span> economy.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Patricia<\/span> Sparrow<\/span> of<\/span> COTA<\/span> Australia,<\/span> a<\/span> peak<\/span> age<\/span> care<\/span> facility,<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> workforce<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> undervalued<\/span> for<\/span> too<\/span> long.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cAmong<\/span> other<\/span> things,<\/span> this<\/span> increase<\/span> in<\/span> funding<\/span> will<\/span> ease<\/span> pressure<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> workforce<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> key<\/span> recommendation<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Royal<\/span> Commission<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> a<\/span> nurse<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> clock,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> long<\/span> been<\/span> advocated<\/span> by<\/span> older<\/span> Australians.\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>However,<\/span> she<\/span> said<\/span> transparency<\/span> is<\/span> needed<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> money<\/span> is<\/span> paid<\/span> directly<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> workers<\/span> and<\/span> not<\/span> just<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> benefit<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> providers.<\/span> Carolyn<\/span> Smith,<\/span> senior<\/span> care<\/span> director<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> National<\/span> Union<\/span> of<\/span> Workers,<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> increase<\/span> is<\/span> taking<\/span> its<\/span> toll<\/span> as<\/span> many<\/span> people<\/span> work<\/span> two<\/span> or<\/span> three<\/span> shifts<\/span> to<\/span> keep<\/span> residents<\/span> safe<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> COVID-19<\/span> pandemic.<\/span> \u00a0
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Association<\/span> of<\/span> Senior<\/span> Citizens<\/span> and<\/span> Community<\/span> Health<\/span> Providers<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> additional<\/span> funding<\/span> will<\/span> help<\/span> stem<\/span> a<\/span> brain<\/span> drain<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> sector,<\/span> which<\/span> is<\/span> under<\/span> increasing<\/span> pressure<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> more<\/span> services.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Shadow<\/span> Treasurer<\/span> Angus<\/span> Taylor<\/span> said<\/span> government<\/span> spending<\/span> increases<\/span> inflation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Workers<\/span> keep<\/span> saying<\/span> they’re<\/span> doing<\/span> the<\/span> right<\/span> thing,<\/span> but<\/span> inflation<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> highest<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> world.<\/span> Australia<\/span> would<\/span> love<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> world<\/span> champions,<\/span> but<\/span> they’re<\/span> not,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (AAP) By Dr. Majid Khan-Concerns that a big pay hike for public sector workers could exacerbate inflation have been quelled by the federal government. Elderly care workers’ wages rise significantly after the government announced it would include his $11.3 billion increase in the sector in the federal budget. More than 250,000 of them will […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,1566],"tags":[1605,1620,2930,3246,4608,4609,4610,1569,1573,1574],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/a1ca53d4-8489-4735-9523-26d4b8d313ca-1.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6771"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6773,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6771\/revisions\/6773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}