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The Drum / By Karen Tong

Aged care workers are getting a 15 per cent pay rise – but is it enough?

Aged care workers will get a 15 per cent wage rise after an interim ruling from the Fair Work Commission last Friday – but who gets it, and will it be enough?

"As much as the 15 per cent pay rise is a step in the right direction, our work has not been properly valued for years," personal care worker Mandy Smith told The Drum.

"So I see it more as a pay correction than a pay rise."

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