Minimum wages set to rise by 1.75%
The Fair Work Commission has decided to increase the national minimum wage by 1.75% from $19.49 per hour and $740.80 per week to $19.84 per hour and $753.80 per week. Modern Award rates of pay will also increase by 1.75%, but these will be staggered over the next 8 months during 2020 and 2021. Modern Award Increases In response to the COVID-19 crisis and its economic impacts, the 1.75% increases will be introduced over the next 8 months, with different dates these increases