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Apply now for the Aged Care Wages – Stage 3 Historical Leave Liabilities Grant

Department of Health

The grant will help supplement 1 January 2025 award increases to leave entitlements for aged care workers under awards affected by the Fair Work Commission Stage 3 decision:

  • 25% for residential aged care providers
  • 50% for ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Care Package, Commonwealth ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Support Programme, Transition Care Programme, Short-Term Restorative Care Programme and ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care providers.

Eligible leave liabilities (accrued to 31 December 2024), include:

  • long service leave
  • recreation leave (also known as annual leave)
  • personal leave (also known as sick leave).

There will be a second grant opportunity to meet further award wage increases on 1 October 2025.

via GrantConnect before 2pm (AEDT) 6 March 2025.

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