Today’s Aged Care Royal Commission’s recommendations threaten to leave older Australians without the quality care they desperately need, United Workers Union said today.
“Reforms that address the neglect of older Australians are welcomed,” Carolyn…
Almost 3000 aged care workers are demanding a fundamental shake-up of aged care ahead of this week’s hand over of the Aged Care Royal Commission final report.
In a survey, aged care workers called…
Angela
I am a cleaner and I work for a large contractor. I have been working for the same employer for over six years. I love my job, but things have been hard.
I…
A shaky SA Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been revealed by a survey of a broad cross-section of South Australian public sector health, aged care and disability support workers.
In findings of…
One of South Australia’s largest aged care providers, Eldercare, is effectively sacking essential aged care workers who have worked throughout the pandemic, telling them they must resign from their positions if they have…
South Australian essential workers in the public sector have told the Marshall Liberal Government it must address rampant understaffing, reject any further privatisations and renounce cuts to vital services in tomorrow’s SA Budget.
“Public…
The apparent relaxation of a ban on South Australian aged care workers taking on two jobs leaves aged care workers at a serious financial disadvantage heading into Christmas, United Workers Union aged care…
MEDIA ALERT
WHEN: TODAY, 4 pm AEDT Thursday 29 October 2020
WHERE: Outside Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Electorate Office - 30 The Kingsway Cronulla, NSW, 2230
WHAT: Home care workers will deliver a petition…
What happened?
The lawyers who help the Royal Commission, known as the counsel assisting, have made 124 recommendations for the Royal Commission to consider in its final report due on February 26 due…
More than 60 per cent of aged care workers report they face unfilled shifts at their facilities every single day, highlighting the urgency surrounding recommendations made to the Aged Care Royal Commission today.
“A…
After working throughout the pandemic SA public sector health, aged care and disability support workers are telling the Marshall Government: essential workers deserve job security.
“SA public sector health and aged care workers have…
It only took five days for the Federal Government to break its promise to look after people in aged care during Covid-19, United Workers Union Aged Care Director Carolyn Smith said today.
“Richard Colbeck…