Unions have negotiated a three-year agreement for the 160,000 workers in the disabled care sector. There will be pay increases of 1.25% (1 October 2011), 1.5% (1 July 2012) and 2.0% (1 July 2013). The end of year bonus will increase by 1% from 5.75% to 6.75% of salary. An important change is that workers who don’t have a year’s service by the end of the year will still be entitled to a proportion of the bonus. This will affect around 20,000 workers.
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