Are disabled workers better off in the wider workforce?

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Worker Gary Abbott Source: SBS

All Australian workers are entitled to a minimum wage ... or are they?


Thousands of disabled workers around the country actually are often paid at a fraction of the minimum wage.

The Fair Work Commission is now negotiating a new wage-assessment tool for the 20,000 employees at Australian Disability Enterprises.


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