On 2Â June 2023, the Fair Work Commission announced it will raise the national minimum wage by 5.2% from 1 July 2023, taking the permanent workers minimum wage to $23.23 per hour, or $882.80 a week for full-time workers.
The national … Read the rest
Under Australian legislation, your employer must generally pay 10.5% on top of your salary into a super fund.
This means that your base salary is before Super.
It is also before tax.
So, if you earn $76,700 as a base wage, your employer must pay an extra $8,053.50 into your … Read the rest
Super is a contribution on top of your salary and wages.
A quoted salary or wage, must be just that, your salary or wage, and you should expect Super to be in addition to that, at the rate specified by law. This rate can change by law.
An employer is … Read the rest
November 2022 Average Earnings.
ABS estimates for average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adults (seasonally adjusted):
Males:
$2,091.20 (public).
$1,874.40 (private).
Females:
$1,857.50 (public).
$1,573.00 (private).
This averaged out at a 3.4% increase in the last 12 months to November 2022.
Note: Average wages are often about 20% higher … Read the rest
In the June quarter of 2022, the average weekly wage was $1,363 and the median weekly wage was $1,160.
However, these figures cover both full time and part time employees, and the figure is therefore not really relevant to anyone.
The Median wage … Read the rest
Australia’s aged care workers have won a 15% pay rise, after the Fair Work Commission accepted that this sector’s employees were underpaid.
This pay rise is for direct care workers in aged care. These include nurses, Assistant’s in Nursing (AIN’s), personal care … Read the rest
The following employment income deduction percentages include the Income Tax and combined employee/employer Social Security contributions.
Tax Wedge in 2021.
Tax Wedge in 2000.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a Vietnamese bakery in Melbourne.
Facing court are VUF Investments Pty Ltd, which formerly operated ‘Luke’s Bakery’ in Reservoir, and its sole director, Hoang Long Vu.
The regulator began an … Read the rest
In May 2021 the median wage for full time workers in Australia was:
These figures are calculated from ABS statistics that showed the following:… Read the rest
29 September 2022.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a take-away food outlet in Melbourne.
Facing court are The Carers Portland Inc, which operates ‘HCM Café Fresh Q Lunch’ based at Dandenong South, and its secretary, … Read the rest
