Workers Make the Difference

Community and Disability sector workers deserve to be supported, safe and happy at work.

Every worker in the community and disability sector should have:

  • ⭐️ regular support and training at work,
  • ⭐️ paid time off for holidays and breaks, including long service leave,
  • ⭐️ paid time off for when you are unwell or need to care for others,
  • ⭐️ a secure job in community services – not fixed-term contracts linked to funding cycles
  • ⭐️ paid isolation leave when you must isolate due to COVID.


You deserve to be valued for the difference you make.

Join your union and be part of the campaign to be properly valued for the difference you make every day.

What are portable entitlements?

Portable entitlements mean that all workers can access entitlements like leave regardless of how they are employed, where they work, or if they change jobs.

Read more about portable entitlements and what they mean for you.

Resources

  • Find out how much leave you would have at findmyleave.com.au
  • Download and print campaign resources for your workplace
  • What are portable entitlements?


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Skilled Respected Equal - SCHADS Award Campaign

We've won our case with the Fair Work Commission to improve the SCHADS Award classifications and fix dodgy loopholes. But it didn’t go far enough. Now it’s time to finish the job and win the big pay rise we deserve. 11/06/2026

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Win a Pay rise of up to 35 per cent for community and disability workers

ASU members are campaigning for pay rises of up to 35% under the SCHADS Award. Your work has changed. Your pay must too. Sign the petition today. 11/06/2026

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Fair Work closes NDIS wage theft loophole making workers $16,000 a year better off

Dodgy NDIS providers will no longer be able to pocket wages meant for disability support staff, after a landmark Fair Work Commission ruling the Australian Services Union is claiming as a victory for workers, people with disabilities, and taxpayers. 4/06/2026