Minimum wage increases by 1.75%
Australia’s minimum wage will be increased by 1.75 per cent.
The decision, which was handed down by the Fair Work Commission this morning, means the country’s lowest-paid workers will get a pay rise of $13 dollars per week.
Oliver Peterson spoke with ACTU National Secretary Sally McManus who says “I wouldn’t normally say this but hats off to the Fair Work Commission.”
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