A new report by the Grattan Institute stated that “86 per cent of employer-nominated visas were granted to people already in Australia, as were 90 per cent of ‘Skilled Independent’ permanent visas”.
The report ‘Migrants in the Australian workforce’ is available from:… Read the rest
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the median full time Income has changed from $1,435 per week in 2020, up to $1,499 per week in 2021.
This is in a increase of 4.46% over the year.
The median full time Incomes in each … Read the rest
Some casual workers in Victoria will be the first to receive sick leave, as part of a two year trial.
An estimated 150,000 workers will be eligible for up to five days of paid sick leave per year during the two-year trial, under the Victorian … Read the rest
The Australian government has announced an increase in the minimum wage from July 2021.
Australia’s minimum wage will rise to $20.33 an hour from 1 July 2021.
This will be an extra $18.80 per week, taking the weekly pay to $772.60 a week for full-time workers.… Read the rest
From 1st July 2021 most employers will increase their contribution to their employees compulsory superannuation from 9.5% to 10%.
This is an extra $5 per week for someone on $1,000 per week, going into their retirement fund.
However, not all employees are happy with that money going into their super … Read the rest
The Median personal income in Australia during 2017-18 was $49,805 per year.
In 2017-18 the Australian Capital Territory had the highest median income at $64,332 per year.
Tasmania had the lowest median income at $45,546 per year.
(This covers employees … Read the rest
The Australian ‘minimum’ wage is currently $19.84 an hour or $753.80 per week.
That figure is also stated to be about 52.7 per cent of the national median wage.
Using those two figures, the Australian Median Wage is $1,430 per week, or … Read the rest
This petition includes the following wordings:
The Fair Work Ombudsman specifies that as of 1 July 2020 the National Minimum Wage is $19.84 per hour.
We are petitioning for it to be raised to $20 per hour. This would be … Read the rest
News in the 2020/21 Budget says that the Low Income Tax Offset (LITO) will increase from $455 to $700, and will provide up to $255 extra in tax relief.
The Government will provide low- and middle-income earners with a one-off additional benefit from the low … Read the rest
The JobMaker Hiring Credit will be available to employers for each new job they create over the next 12 months from 7 October 2020 for which they hire an eligible young job seeker aged 16 to 35 years old.
For … Read the rest
