Fair Work Commission approves rise in minimum wage

Australia's lowest-paid workers will get a $24-a-week pay rise from next month ((july)) after the Fair Work Commission agreed to increase the minimum wage. The unions have broadly welcomed the commission's decision as a good step toward workers earning a decent living. The Fair Work Commission has set the new minimum wage at $719.20 a week, or just under $19 an hour. While that figure is well below the 7.2 per cent increase the unions wanted, the 3-and-a-half per cent increase is well above inflation. This feature reveals more details.

Source: SBS