Health workers’ union takes fight for kitchen staff in NSW aged care home to federal court
Case to test the limits of outsourcing in sector amid concern about food standards in some facilities
The health workers' union will take its fight for kitchen staff in a New South Wales aged care home to be recognised as part of the industry to the federal court in a case set to test the limits of outsourcing in the beleaguered industry.
Hearings will begin on Monday in the case between the Health Services Union and Catering Industries (NSW) Pty Ltd, over whether employees working in the kitchen and food services operations at Heritage Care's 112-bed facility in Botany, south-eastern Sydney, should be paid as aged care workers rather than lower-paid hospitality staff.
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