Should an 18 year old be paid the same rate as a 21 year old?
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has agreed to a range of reform proposals for junior pay rates, which the ACTU described as “discriminatory”.
The ACTU has said that … Read the rest
The Australian Minimum wage is now $24.10 per hour, from 1 July 2024.
The Fair Work Commission announced that it will raise the national minimum wage by 3.75% from 1 July 2024, taking the permanent workers minimum wage to $24.10 per hour, or $915.90 a week for full-time workers ( … Read the rest
On 2 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
On 15 June 2022, the Fair Work Commission announced it will raise the national minimum wage by 5.2% from 1 July 2022, taking the permanent workers minimum wage to $21.38 per hour, or $812.60 a week for full-time workers.
This gives a full time permanent worker, … Read the rest
Annual CPI inflation increased to 5.1 per cent in the March quarter, mainly due to higher dwelling construction costs and automotive fuel prices. abs.gov.au
Following this inflation rise, there are some who want to see an equal rise in wages, to compensate for these … 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
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
Australia has had a national Minimum wage since 1906.
The Australian government has announced a 1.7% increase in the minimum wage from July 2020.
The Australian minimum hourly rate will increase to $19.84 per hour, to begin between July 2020 and February 2021.
This works out at a new minimum wage of $753.80 for a standard week, or $39,197 … Read the rest
The Australian Fair Work Commission has granted 2.2 million low paid workers a $21.60 a week pay rise.
The three per cent pay rise was announced on Thursday 30th May 2019 and takes the national minimum weekly wage to $740.80 or $19.49 per … Read the rest
