Aged care workers will reportedly receive two pre-election bonus payments worth up to $800 in total under a $209 million package to be announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
The Guardian confirms that the prime minister announced on Monday night the bonus would be paid to more than 230,000 aged care workers in government-subsidised home care as well as to residential aged care staff providing “direct care, food or cleaning services.”
It will be paid pro-rata on the hours worked, with the first payment expected to be made in February while the second payment is expected to be made in early May.
Mr. Morrison is expected to reveal the plan during his speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday.
“None of our health outcomes would be possible without the hard work, long hours, and dedicated care offered by our frontline health and aged care workforce,” he is expected to say as per 7 News.
“Their resilience over the past two years has been inspiring.”
