Our analysis of the latest release and its impact on the DES 2018 Invitation to Treat

Providers always sweat on the release of the Star Ratings but for providers in WA the June 2017 release will seal the fate for many.  Continuing poor results in that state mean that business levels are set for major cuts - and with this will come widespread redundancies and site closures.

As reported to members recently, the FWC handed down a decision regarding a claim by the ACTU to insert casual conversion provisions into 85 modern awards including the main awards covering community sector workers such as SCHADS, Labour Market Assistance and Children’s Services.

A new report from the Sleep Health Foundation by Deloitte Access Economics sheds a spotlight on the personal and national costs in terms of well-being, health and productivity of inadequate sleep.