Pay Rate Update – To access the latest Schads Award 2024 pay rates, enter your email in the form below.
The NDIS sector supports more than half a million Australians and their families. People who work in the sector are commonly employed under one of three key Modern Awards which typically set out the rules of employment:
- – Social, Community, Home Care And Disability Services Award (SCHADS Award)
- – Aged Care Award
- – Nurses Award
Most often the Award sets out the minimum rates of pay that apply to workers in that sector. The team at Fairtime has the Schads Award 2024 pay rates. Access them using the form below:
What is the difference between Schads Award, Aged Care Award and Nurses Award?
The SCHADS Award is an over-arching award that covers employers and employees who work in the crisis assistance, social and community services, home care and also family day care.
The Aged Care Award covers employers and employees involved in the aged care industry e.g, those employed in jobs such as personal care workers, cleaners, administrative staff.
The Nurses Award covers employees who work in the health industry and medicinal services and more directly nurses and their assistants who deliver nursing care and related services.
Why are some NDIS workers getting a pay increase?
Last year, a collection of trade unions made an application to the Fair Work Commission for a review of pay rates that applied to care industries, specifically employees working in ‘direct care’ roles. The basis of the application was that care jobs were historically underpaid because of perceived gender bias. Essentially the application sought to reverse the stereotype that women normally undertake carer jobs. The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has been reviewing the case since last November. The application is known as the ‘work value case.‘
In ruling on the application, the Fair Work Commission have released the judgment in stages. Fair Work has resolved that it is important to:
- – respond to a changing labour market in an efficient manner;
- – also ensure that workers are receiving the new minimum wage and to
- prevent their contribution from being undervalued like it has been historically.
| Employees who ARE eligible for a pay rise | Employees who are NOT currently eligible |
| – personal care workers (PCWs) and recreation/lifestyle activities officers; – nursing assistants, enrolled nurses, registered nurses, nurse practitioners working in aged care or the NDIS; -home care workers working in aged care or the NDIS | – Support and administrative employees; – Chefs and cooks covered by the Aged Care Award; – an employee working in the NDIS, Aged Care or Nursing industries that is not engaged in a ‘direct care’ capacity |
What can I do to find out if a SCHADS, Aged Care or Nurses Award employee is eligible for a pay rise?
It’s a fairly straight forward task. Just answer these two questions:
- – Does the employment contract refer to the Schads Award, Aged Care Award or Nurses Award?
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- – When the employee performs their duties do they include the provision of care services?
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