Fair Work Australia’s minimum wage panel has announced a 3.4% increase in minimum wages effective from 1 July 2011.
National minimum wage
The national weekly minimum wage for award/agreement free employees will be increased by $19.40 per week to $589.30. This equates to an hourly rate increase from $15 per hour to $15.51 per hour.
Award minimum wages
- Minimum wages across all modern awards will be increased by 3.4%.
- Weekly wages will be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.
- The increase will also apply to transitional instruments including all transitional APCSs, state reference transitional awards and division 2B state enterprise awards.
Casual Loading
- The standard casual loading in modern awards will remain unchanged.
- Casual loading for award/agreement free employees will be increased to 22%.
For more detailed information about how these changes will impact on your business please contact a Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers workplace relations team member.