Aged Care Updates – Statewide

Statewide

Celebrate Health

Voting opened on Thursday 26 March 2026 on the proposed Enterprise Agreement (EA) that would give effect to Celebrate Health Care’s improved offer. 

This follows the previous offer being rejected by 60% of respondents in an all-staff ballot conducted by the employer in late January 2026. View the latest update. 

Southern Cross Care Tasmania (SCCT)

The ANMF is fighting for your wage increase and has raised concerns with the other bargaining parties about delays.  

Backpay is on the table and member feedback indicates support for your employer proceeding to an all-staff ballot on the offer in a timely manner. View the latest update. 

Reigs Aged Care

After a very lengthy gap in negotiations Regis has tabled a final wage offer as follows: 

Aged Care Employees (other than nurses):  

• 4% 1 April 2026 

• 3.5% April 2027 and 2028.   

Nurses wage increase offer is: 

• 3% 1 April 2026, followed by the Fair Work Value increase (due 1 Aug 2026) then, 

• 3% wage increase April 2027 and 2028. 

It is important to note you will have a very limited timeframe in which to vote on the proposed agreement. Ballot opens 0600hrs Wednesday 15 April and closes 1300hrs Friday 17 April. Your ANMF organiser will be at Norwood on Monday 13 April 2026 and Legana on Tuesday 14 April 2026 to answer any questions you may have on the proposed agreement. View the latest update. 

Anglicare

The Fair Work Commisssioner has approved the Anglicare Tasmania Inc agreement, this means all entitlements will go “live ” from Monday 14 April 2026. The ANMF thanks all members for their participation throughout the bargaining.  

Aged Care Campaign

The ANMF remains alert and concerned to hear more Aged Care providers are shifting non-clinical duties such as meal preparation, cleaning and laundry onto direct care workers. In many instances these types of duties cannot be counted towards care minute targets even if they are completed by care workers. The ANMF is conducting surveys with members that have reported these types of duties to understand how many providers are operating in this manner. This data will help establish the ANMFs Aged Care Campaign.  

Are you concerned about the quality of care to resident’s, concerned that you are now completing more and more nonclinical duties in your shift? Let us know! Send an email to your ANMF organiser Nicki Hood nicki.hood@anmftas.org.au  

North

Tandara Lodge

After meeting with members the ANMF has prepared the revised Log of Claims (LoC) and has presented this to your employer before the first bargaining meeting which has been scheduled to occur Thursday 16 April 2026 at 1030hrs. The first meeting is typically the time when bargaining schedules are agreed upon which helps negotiations run smoothly. The ANMF will keep members up to date with any outcomes following these bargaining meetings.  

Interested in being a part of negotiations? Become a Workplace Delegate now…. contact ANMF Organiser Nicki Hood at nicki.hood@anmftas.org.au to express your interest. View the latest update. 

Calvary Aged Care

The ANMF is gearing up to commence bargaining for a new Enterprise Agreement (EA) to replace the Calvary Health Care – Aged Care Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2023–2025. View the latest update. 

Toosey Aged Care

Our Industrial Officer has emailed your employer requesting to see the full draft agreement before the ANMF can offer an “in principle” agreement depending upon the offer contained within the agreement. We are working hard to ensure the agreement can be progressed as quickly as possible.  

Medea Park

The ANMF will look to commence surveying members in early May for the replacement Enterprise Agreement… keep an eye out for an email with links to the Log of Claims survey… coming soon! 

North West 

Melaleuca Home for the Aged

The ANMF thanks members who have engaged throughout the Log of Claims (LoC) consultation phase, we have now collected your endorsed claims and are prepared to meet with your employer. Once we have the bargaining schedule, we will keep our members informed.  

Interested in being a part of the negotiations? Become a Workplace Delegate now… contact ANMF Organiser Nicki Hood at nicki.hood@anmftas.org.au to express your interest.  

Meercroft

The Meercroft Care Inc Enterprise Agreement (EA) is now available for members to review before voting opens. Your ANMF organiser will be on site this Friday 10 April at 1300hrs to answer any enquires you may have. The opportunity to vote on the replacement agreement occurs when the voting opens 12 noon Monday 13 April.

Updates are correct as of 8 April 2026.
Authorised by Emily Shepherd, ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary