"That means that a worker may discover that although they will get a 30 per cent pay rise as a result of the Care and Support Workers Settlement Agreement, they may suddenly find their hours cut in half."
The union has received a commitment from IDEA to work with E tu to move towards a guarantee of 72 to 80 hours a fortnight for those that want it.
They also came away with a Worker Participation Agreement on health and safety and both commitments are to be sorted by August 31.
All IDEA staff who are union members have been offered a one-off payment of $150 (before tax) and they will now vote on whether to accept it or not.
Whanganui residential support worker and E tu delegate Megan Fairclough said the offer is to cover a pay increase that should have been decided in October. "Whanganui staff will be voting on the offer during the next couple of weeks," she said.
IDEA Services announced in March that it would be exiting services of facility-based respite, fostercare, shared care, home support and after-school and holiday programmes due to lack of government funding.
Around 200 workers are affected by the withdrawal from services and HealthCare NZ's specialist disability provider NZCare Disability will deliver the home support services when IDEA Services exits.
NZCare Disability general manager Vicki Stewart says the service is working to make the transition as smooth as possible.
"We are working on transferring people and staff over region by region, and will be discussing this directly with everyone affected. There will be no gap in support for people, as IDEA Services will continue to provide support until people transfer over," Ms Stewart said.
Ms Fairclough said she did not know of any local workers who will be affected by the change.