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
From 1st July 2018 the Australian Adult Minimum wage will rise from $18.29 an hour ($694.90 a week) to $18.93 an hour ($719.20 a week)
This increase of 3.5% will be an extra $24.30 for the normal full time 38-hour week.
Casual employees covered … Read the rest
The minimum wage in Australia will rise to $18.29 per hour, or $694.90 per week, from the 1st July 2017.
An estimated 2.3 million low paid workers will see the benefit from this rise of about $22.20 per week.
It is an annual … Read the rest
