Most businesses have been (and still are), affected in different ways throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In many cases, sales/business is well down and employees that were busy prior, are now not required to work as much as they did, if at all.
JobKeeper legislation has certainly helped businesses that fit the eligibility criteria, but there are others that do not qualify but still need to change their workforce.
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The Australian Government, through Fair Work Australia, sets a national minimum wage.In addition to this, there are 122 different modern awards which outline terms of employment based on different roles/duties across different industries.Continue Reading
The Fair Work Commission has announced that from July 1 the national minimum wage will increase by 3% to $740.80 per week. This equates to an hourly rate of $19.49. A minimum wage is an employee's base rate of pay for ordinary hours worked.
It has also announced an increase of 3% in all modern award minimum wages, which govern minimum mandatory pay rates in certain occupations or industries. Confused already? Contact us here
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