Lowest paid workers to receive wage rise

Australia's Minimum wage

Source: AAP

Some of the country's lowest paid workers will get a wage rise from the July 1, after a decision by the Fair Work Commission. Unions have welcomed the three per cent increase to wages, or around $21 extra dollars per week, which will benefit more than two million workers. But business groups say the rise will impact negatively on small businesses. Please listen to the full report in Pashto.



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