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Living wage

Warning strikes in the public service - Wrzburg

During a demonstration in Wrzburg, a poster with the inscription "The Working Dead" is held up. Source: picture alliance

Momentum is growing for the minimum wage to be replaced by a so-called “living wage” to ensure no workers are living in poverty, but opinion is split about how to deliver the increase. It could mean a windfall for Australia's lowest paid workers, but the idea has alarmed employers, who are warning of job losses.


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By Rosemary Bolger

Presented by Nejat Başar

Source: SBS




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Momentum is growing for the minimum wage to be replaced by a so-called “living wage” to ensure no workers are living in poverty, but opinion is split about how to deliver the increase. It could mean a windfall for Australia's lowest paid workers, but the idea has alarmed employers, who are warning of job losses.



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