NSW Premier Barry OFarrell has officially asked the Federal Government to fund the retrofitting of 636 care facilities with sprinklers following the Quakers Hill fire that claimed 11 residents in November. Victoria and Queensland are legally required to retrofit. Sprinklers have been required in NSW since 2002 for new developments. The NSW Government is budget strapped and is unlikely to fund the work, estimated at $236M to $700M.
Does this pass the pub test? Direct aged care workers awarded wages rises of up to 13.5% by Fair Work Commission – but indirect care workers only given up to 6.8%
Workers across residential aged care and home care will receive wages rises between 3.2% and 13.5% after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) determined on Friday that their work has historically been undervalued. The Stage 3 decision in the long-running...