The Western Australian Fair Work Commissioner has ordered a Perth aged care home to end its lock out to allow its staff to return to work. A number of employees of Carinya Bicton and Carinya Bristol began a strike on Sunday over a pay dispute. Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) members were locked out and reportedly told not to return to work until next Monday.
The three aged care bombshells from Senate Estimates
Last week’s Senate Estimates hearing – held just three weeks before sweeping reforms roll out – gave politicians the chance to ask Government heavyweights the questions they’re getting from constituents and to interrogate the once-in-a-generation changes.