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Andrew Brown

Scrap 'onerous' fines for aged care staff: union

A parliamentary inquiry is examining changes that impact breach of conduct rules in aged care. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

Financial penalties for aged care workers who breach the code of conduct should be scrapped as part of reforms to the sector, unions have urged.

The Health Services Union said while the federal government's aged care changes would have penalties for providers, the same civil penalties should not be extended to individual employees.

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