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Mental health sector exodus on the cards

Mental health sector exodus on the cards

Mental health sector exodus on the cards Mental health sector exodus on the cards , 13.24 MB
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

A group who advocates for community mental health support workers has warned there may be an exodus if pay rates do not increase. Platform sez workers in the sector may move to the aged care and disability sectors, who are set to receive a pay increase between 15 to 50 percent on July First as part of a settlement that was reached early this year. Our reporter Katie Doyle spoke to Platforms CEO Marion Blake about the warning and her concerns with the current state of the Mental Health sector.