Tassie aged care workers review OneCare deal
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Tasmanian aged care workers will consider a revised pay and conditions agreement from OneCare after last week’s four-hour work stoppage. More than 460 workers across four OneCare nursing homes are lobbying for better pay and to maintain conditions ranging from paid meal breaks to personal leave. Health and Community Services Union acting secretary Tim Jacobson said last week’s stop work at New Norfolk’s Corumbene nursing home had prompted OneCare to step up to the negotiating table. Mr Jacobson said other planned stop work actions had been shelved while members consider the agreement. "Members will decide this at membership meetings this week but no further action will take place should the revised offer be acceptable to members," he said. OneCare also operates Bishop Davies Court at Kingston, The Manor in Launceston, Umina Park in Burnie and the Rubicon Grove nursing home at Port Sorell. Staff at OneCare homes at Kingston and Burnie also stopped work last month. A OneCare statement said the organisation offered salary packaging, enabling aged care employees to pay their bills from their salary before tax, which also raised the hourly rate to $19.04 for a 20 hour week. OneCare CEO Dale Eastley said staff have been offered an annual 3 percent pay rise or what FairWork Australia’s decides – whichever rates as the highest. "As those working in the aged care sector know, a Productivity Commission report released earlier this month highlighted the funding shortfalls in the sector and the need for significant reform," he said. "We believe our offer is fair and reasonable and would ask those considering further industrial action to hold this in mind." Mr Eastley said the organisation also offered improved long service leave and bereavement leave. Share your thoughts![]() Featured JobsTrainer - Aged Care & Community Care qualificationsNationwide Training Solutions Melbourne East - (18-05-2012)
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