Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has welcomed an announcement from the Federal Government of COVID-19 leave grants for aged care workers who contract the virus and do not have entitlements available to them to take time off work.
The $750 grants (per person, per week) will come into effect from July 1 and cover Australian Government-funded aged care providers, home care package providers and aged care workers.
Reid said the move would be of great benefit to aged care workers on the Central Coast.
“We owe so much to our hard-working and dedicated aged care workers who have cared for our elderly and most vulnerable during the past several years while we have battled a global pandemic,” he said.
“What the COVID-19 leave grant will mean is aged workers will not have to worry should they have no entitlements available to them when they are sick.
“This is about protecting our elderly Australians and ensuring our aged care workforce is supported.”
Providers will need to apply for COVID-19 leave grants on behalf of an employee and can do so through the Australian Government GrantConnect website.
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Member for Robertson Gordon Reid