Bargaining in an Iron Lung: A case study of enterprise bargaining in the private hospital industry and aged care industry
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Bargaining in an Iron Lung: A Case Study of Enterprise Bargaining in the Private Hospital and Aged Care Industry
One legacy of the Federal ALP government initiatives under enterprise bargaining was to compel private sector health workers to seek wage increases through actual dollar savings at the enterprise level. In aged care, a cap of 1.8 per cent was imposed by the government on the funding of award wage increases. Funding grants set per bed discouraged additional revenue being raised directly from age...
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