Australia minimum wage to rise 2.5% as economy rebounds from COVID-19

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The lowest paid employees in Australia will now receive A$20.33 ($15.65) an hour.

The lowest paid employees will now receive A$20.33 an hour, totaling A$772.60 per week for full-time workers.

The Fair Work Commission had set a rise of 1.75% for the current year ending on June 30, and its president Iain Ross said on Wednesday, June 16, the new minimum wage level comes asfrom its first recession in nearly three decades due to COVID-19 restrictions. "There was a broad consensus in the submissions before us that the current performance of the economy has exceeded expectations and that the economic recovery is well underway," Ross said in an emailed statement.However, the wage rise will be delayed for some workers in sectors still reeling from COVID-19.

Those working in retail will receive the increase from September 1, while employees in aviation, fitness, tourism, and parts of retail and events sectors will receive a wage increase from November 1, the Fair Work Commission said.

 

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