Minimum award wages – On the rise by 5.75%
The Fair Work Commission (Commission) handed down its Annual Wage Review decision on 2 June 2023. The Commission approved a 5.75% increase to modern award minimum wages and the national minimum wage will increase to $23.23 p/h.
Secure Jobs, Better Pay – new prohibitions on sexual harassment have commenced
The next round of amendments as set out in the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth) have taken effect from 6 March 2023.
New penalty and overtime rates for “Professional Employees”
The Fair Work Commission (Commission) has handed down a decision to vary the Professional Employees Award 2020 (Award) to include specific penalty and overtime rates and to clarify that Award’s coverage.
Sharp rise in cost-of-living drives 5.2% wage increase
The Fair Work Commission’s (Commission) Expert Panel for annual wage reviews (Panel) handed down its Annual Wage Review decision on 15 June 2022. The Panel approved a $40 per week increase to the National Minimum Wage (NMW), which amounts to an increase of 5.2%.
Rising again…minimum wage to increase by 2.5%
The Fair Work Commission (Commission) handed down its Annual Wage Review decision on 16 June 2021. The Commission approved a 2.5% increase to the national minimum wage, but again delayed the increase for sectors most affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.