The Fair Work Ombudsman has ruled that 34 staff at two Wide Bay villages be paid $215,000 in back pay. It is reported that the mostly older women who were returning to the workforce were being underpaid by up to $145 each per shift. With no formal qualifications, they were being paid $70 for a 15 hour shift from 5pm to 8am. Both operators cooperated with the review. Audits are in vogue. In NSW a village has been ordered to back pay $28,000 to a caretaker over just three months. In Victoria a care facility is being prosecuted for allegedly underpaying $50,000 to one care worker over four years.
Community Living
Exclusive: Aveo to sell off its retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania
Tony Randello, CEO of the nation’s leading retirement village provider, said the impending sale of its 16 retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania “aligns with Aveo’s regular strategic review of opportunities across its portfolio”. The...
