Are you receiving correct pay? Check your pay slip says peak union body

More than two million workers are being urged to check their pay slips with an increase for employees on minimum award wages taking effect.

A three per cent wage increase applies to all employees on awards from July 1. (AAP) Source: AAP

Unions are telling 2.2 million workers to check pay slips to make sure bosses have passed on minimum wage increases.

A three per cent wage increase applies to all employees on awards from July 1, with the Fair Work Commission's annual review taking the national minimum wage to $740.80 a week or $19.49 an hour.

Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus says people should check their pay slip to make sure they get the increase.

"Some employers make a mistake and don't realise and some employers rely on the fact their workers don't know," she said on Friday.

But she said workers in retail and hospitality would miss out on the full three per cent because Sunday penalty rate cuts came into place at the same time.

Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox said all workers would be better off under the award increase, despite changes to penalty rates in some industries.