Common use of Aged Care Work Value Case Clause in Contracts

Aged Care Work Value Case. a) The Parties covered by this Agreement acknowledge the decisions made by the Fair Work Commission to vary modern awards to increase the minimum wages of aged care sector workers (AM2020/99, AM2021/63, AM2021/65) (the Work Value Applications). b) Where a percentage increase to wages in Schedule 3 is applicable under this clause, employees will be entitled to the greater of: a. the Estia Health Rates with the applicable Schedule 3 increase applied; or b. the Work Value Case Rates. c) Should the “Stage Three Decision” in the Work Vale case regarding Matter AM2021/63 result in Estia Health receiving net additional, Work-value case specific Government funding towards increasing the base rate of Employees or a group of Employees covered by this Agreement, Estia Health will pass on that funding by way of wage increases to the Estia Health Rates (not the Work Value Case Rates) applicable directly to those Employees, or group of Employees for which the additional funding has been granted subject to any obligations for payment which may be made by Government as a condition of receiving the additional funding. d) If the Government does not fully fund the “Stage Three Decision”, any such increase will be equivalent to the net amount granted for each relevant employee, less a portion of funding attributable to on-costs (e.g. increases in superannuation, payroll tax, workers compensation etc, arising from the increased rate of pay).