Thread by @unionsaustralia

At the Senate Job Security Inquiry in Newcastle we've heard from the @TeachersFed that a part-time casual teacher, who are doing the same job and hours as a permanent teacher, will earn $22,500 less over a year.

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@TeachersFed One teacher, who has been a part-time casual TAFE teacher since 1995. She has sort permanent employment for 26 years and has been refused the entire time.

Another TAFE teacher has been a casual teacher for 21 years. Despite working full time at TAFE, they were refused a car loan because he was a casual employee.

In aged care, 90% of members are in casual or permanent part-time. Many workers are leaving the industry more job security and better pay.

Most of the aged care workers are working multiple workplaces, often doing 15-16 hours in a day at multiple workplaces.

Aged care workers are expected to bathe and shower ten residents in an hour. That's six minutes per resident.

At one aged care centre in a regional area, due to understaffing there was 1 carer for 100 residents.

There's a desperate need for ratios & more funding in aged care.

Ellie, a residential support worker, tells the senate inquiry how her workplace punished her by slashing her hours after she asked them to reduce the number of night shifts so she could look after her young children.

Aged care workplaces are slashing the hours of care due to budget, but there's no reduction of work for the residents.

Aged care homes are understaffed & workers are stretched to their limits.

Workers are struggling to look after residents because they have too many to care for