Russell Kennedy's Workplace Relations team have had an article titled ‘Fair Work Commission makes decision on wage increases and classification structure for aged care nurses’ published in the 2025 Autumn edition of Aged Care Today, an Ageing Australia publication.
Read the full article here
Written by Libby Pallot, Principal; Anthony Massaro, Principal; Abbey Burns, Special Counsel; Kelly Ralph, Special Counsel; Harrison Gray, Associate, the article covers the Fair Work Commission's decision on pay increases for aged care nurses. Collectively known as the Aged Care Work Value Case, these decisions have resulted in changes to the Aged Care Award 2010, Nurses Award 2020 and Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010.
Libby and the team also envisage that, as with the Stage 1 pay increases, there will be some complexities around the funding for the increases and the impact of the changes on employees on over-award wages.
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Meet the authors:
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Libby Pallot
Principal
Libby is the head of Russell Kennedy’s Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety practice and a partner of the firm. She has worked at Russell Kennedy for almost 25 years. Libby is an experienced practitioner in the area of employment law and industrial relations.
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Anthony Massaro
Principal
Anthony has been practising for 20 years in workplace relations, discrimination and safety matters, and has been with Russell Kennedy for 21 years. He has been recognised since 2014 by Best Lawyers for expertise in Occupational Health and Safety Law.
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Abbey Burns
Special Counsel
Abbey has been practising for many years in workplace relations, employment and discrimination matters, and has been with Russell Kennedy for 13 years. She has significant experience in negotiating and interpreting enterprise agreements, working alongside clients and external accountants through underpayments and assisting clients with reports to the Fair Work Ombudsman..
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Kelly Ralph
Special Counsel
Kelly is an experienced employment and industrial relations practitioner with a strong understanding of commercial business drivers and objectives having worked in corporate environments before she was a lawyer.
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Harrison Gray
Associate
Harrison practices in the areas of workplace disputes and investigations, drafting employment contracts and policies, the interpretation of modern awards and enterprise agreements and in discrimination matters. Harrison is passionate about learning the intricacies of his clients’ business and is committed to achieving successful commercial outcomes..
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