Union challenges planned legal changes on social care

Austria

The GÖD public services federation has won some initial concessions from the government over planned changes to legislation covering 24-hour home care. The union was worried that the Bill would lead to widespread use of untrained staff and had planned a national demonstration and potential strike action in response to the government's plans. However, representatives from GÖD were called to a meeting at the health ministry and got a positive response from their demands that the draft legislation should place a higher value on trained healthcare staff and not leave home care in the hands of untrained workers. The union is still considering demonstrations and strike action if the government does not come up with the promised changes to the legislation.
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