National Minimum Wage and Modern Award rates increase announced

Georgia Spencer 3 June 2025 No Comments

Today at 10:00 am AEST, The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down the Annual Wage Review 2025 decision. Our key takeaways from the decision include: The impact of the FWC…

National Minimum Wage and Modern Award rates increase announced

Georgia Spencer 3 June 2024 No Comments

Today at 10:30 am AEST, The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down the Annual Wage Review 2023-24 decision. Our key takeaways from the decision include: The impact of the FWC…

Bill Introduces wide application of criminalisation of wage theft

Georgia Spencer 14 September 2023 No Comments

On 4 September 2023, the Australian Government introduced the Closing Loopholes Bill to the Federal Parliament. As the name suggests, this tranche of Industrial Relations Legislation includes but is not…

Immediate action required: Changes to Award wages and the employer superannuation rate

Georgia Spencer 30 June 2023 No Comments

Modern Award rates On 2 June 2023, The Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced the Annual Wage Review 2022-23 decision which increased the minimum wage and Modern Award rates by 5.75%.…

National Minimum Wage and Modern Award rates increase announced

Georgia Spencer 2 June 2023 No Comments

Today at 10 am AEST, The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down the Annual Wage Review 2022-23 decision. Our key takeaways from the decision include: The decision provides an increase…

Significant amendments to piece rates in the Horticulture Award will come into force from 28 April 2022

Georgia Spencer 7 February 2022 No Comments

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has released its final determination on amendments to the piece work arrangements under the Horticulture Award, including announcing the implementation date for the amendments being…

Fair Work Commission releases 2021 wage decision

Georgia Spencer 21 June 2021 No Comments

On 16 June 2021 the Fair Work Commission (FWC) released its 2021 wage decision. A 2.5% increase will be applied to all Award rates and to the national minimum rate.…

2020 wage decision is now incorporated in all Awards

Georgia Spencer 22 January 2021 No Comments

On 19 June 2020 the Fair Work Commission (FWC) released its 2020 wage decision. The decision increased all Modern Awards by 1.75%, however for the first time, the implementation of…

Covid 19 is no reason for taking your eye off the ball on wages compliance

Georgia Spencer 10 August 2020 No Comments

We are all being impacted in different ways by Covid 19. We are under pressures in running our businesses that have never occurred before. For many businesses making small savings…

Annualised salary changes to some Awards – is your business prepared?

Georgia Spencer 20 February 2020 No Comments

In the wake of the alarmingly increasing number of employers being found to have underpaid their employees, the Fair Work Commission (FCW), has made a decision to change the annualised…

Category: Wage Rates