Employers are seeking industry-wide changes so that caregivers who sleep over at a client’s home cannot count that time toward overtime pay, sparking accusations from unions that employers are creating “nightmare” changes.

The Australian Industry Group, whose case began at the Fair Work Commission on Monday, warned unions’ “new” interpretation of overtime was unfunded and threatened to blow up the costs of the national overtime scheme. disability insurance and send beneficiaries to the wall.

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