Yfoundations submission to the Fair Work Commission’s gender undervaluation review of the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SCHADS Award, matter AM2024/21)

Yfoundations has lodged a submission to the Fair Work Commission’s gender undervaluation review of the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SCHADS Award, matter AM2024/21). We welcome recognition that SCHADS workers have been undervalued, but raise serious concerns about applying the Carer benchmark and the proposed classification structure to homelessness services. Download our submission for the evidence, sector impacts and our recommendations.