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Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Judge overturns pay cut for disability workers after group homes privatised – SMH 2 Feb 2021


A Federal Court judge has reversed $20,000-a-year pay cuts imposed on the managers of group homes for people with severe disabilities by not-for-profit group Northcott. The case has implications for the wages of more than 10,000 workers who look after Australians with high care needs but also the financial sustainability of the organisations that run