When aged care workers earn just $22 an hour, a one-off payment won’t fix the wage problem
- Written by: Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
ShutterstockThe federal government’s promise of up to A$800 between now and May for aged care workers is a short-term political “fix” designed to cover over a long-term policy failure.
Numerous reports have pointed out Australia’s more than 260,000 aged care workers are poorly paid and under-valued.
Women make up more than 80%...










