The ANMF has lodged a dispute in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) over aged care provider Bupa’s new plans to cut staffing hours in its residential nursing homes across the country.

Bupa is changing the rosters for nurses and direct care workers, which includes cuts to rostered staffing hours, shift lengths and shift times, particularly night and weekend shifts – all without consulting the ANMF or its members or explaining the care impact on residents. To date, Bupa has refused to provide the ANMF with the proposed new rosters.

“We know that Bupa has been failing to meet the Government’s mandated care minutes in most of its facilities, yet it’s now trying to reduce the rostered hours of frontline staff. It’s totally unacceptable and will put even more pressure on nurses and carers already struggling with excessive workloads,” said ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler.

The dispute has been listed for conference in the FWC on Tuesday 15 July. The ANMF will update members and other stakeholders.

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