Living Costs Drive 3.5% Minimum Wage Rise for Australia’s Lowest Paid
The Fair Work Commission’s (Commission) Expert Panel for annual wage reviews (Panel) handed down its much-anticipated Annual Wage Review decision this morning. The Panel approved a 3.5% increase to minimum modern award rates and the National Minimum Wage. These changes will take effect from 1 July 2025. The Panel confirmed that the principal consideration guiding […]
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.
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.