Minimum wage

Big business running same tired scare campaign when it comes to paying increases to workers

Big business running same tired scare campaign when it comes to paying increases to workers

Date Published: 05/07/2022
Category: Minimum wage

There are plenty of reasons to celebrate the 5.2% wage increase minimum wage workers will see appear on their pay slips in a matter of days. But it seems big business and conservative politicians aren’t too keen to give workers their fair share.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/07/05/big-business-running-same-tired-scare-campaign-when-it-comes-to-paying-increases-to-workers/

Minimum wage increase well within the means of Australian businesses

Minimum wage increase well within the means of Australian businesses

Date Published: 22/06/2022
Category: Minimum wage

“If you said workers should continue to have real wage cuts and pay for an inflation rate they didn’t cause, I think that’s morally bankrupt,” said Sally McManus.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/06/22/minimum-wage-increase-well-within-the-means-of-australian-businesses/

Union win: 5.2% increase to the minimum wage

Union win: 5.2% increase to the minimum wage

Date Published: 15/06/2022
Category: Minimum wage

Today, the Fair Work Commission has announced a 5.2 per cent increase the minimum wage from 1 July. This increase equates to an extra $40 per week in the pocket of a full-time worker on the minimum wage. For workers who are reliant on award wages, the increase will be 4.6 per cent or $40 per week, whichever…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/06/15/union-win-5-2-increase-to-the-minimum-wage/

Minimum wage workers share stories of “grotesque” hours and low paid work to support a 5.5% wage increase

Minimum wage workers share stories of “grotesque” hours and low paid work to support a 5.5% wage increase

Date Published: 18/05/2022
Category: Minimum wage

Minimum wage workers have shared stories what it’s really like to live on low paid work, while Morrison dismissed their frontline jobs as a “stepping stone”. 

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/05/18/minimum-wage-workers-share-stories-of-grotesque-hours-and-low-paid-work-to-support-a-5-5-wage-increase/

Minimum wage workers need a pay increase but Morrison would rather see real wages go backwards

Minimum wage workers need a pay increase but Morrison would rather see real wages go backwards

Date Published: 09/05/2022
Category: Minimum wage

What does it take to make sure we don’t have to worry about being able to pay the bill at the supermarket or the petrol station? The simple answer: higher wages including an increased minimum wage.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/05/09/minimum-wage-workers-need-a-pay-increase-but-morrison-would-rather-see-real-wages-go-backwards/

Housing affordability even further out of reach for workers

Housing affordability even further out of reach for workers

Date Published: 03/05/2022
Category: Minimum wage

The RBA’s increase to the cash rate by 0.25 per cent to 35 basis points has spelled out bad news to workers already battling Morrison’s cost of living crisis.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/05/03/housing-affordability-even-further-out-of-reach-for-workers/

Ready to support a 5.5% wage increase but not sure how? Here’s five things you can say

Ready to support a 5.5% wage increase but not sure how? Here’s five things you can say

Date Published: 09/04/2022
Category: Minimum wage

We have been hearing a lot of old disproven excuses from big business and media commentators about why the minimum wage shouldn’t be increased. Here are five things you can say to set the conversation back on track.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/04/09/ready-to-support-a-5-wage-increase-but-not-sure-how-heres-five-things-you-can-say/

Morrison puts big business buddies before struggling workers

Morrison puts big business buddies before struggling workers

Date Published: 06/04/2022
Category: Minimum wage

Instead of supporting a real wage increase, Morrison and his big business buddies have refused to engage with the needs of struggling workers. 

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/04/06/morrison-puts-big-business-buddies-before-struggling-workers/

What is a living wage? Here’s what you need to know

What is a living wage? Here’s what you need to know

Date Published: 01/04/2022
Category: Minimum wage

Sticking to the minimum wage on its own simply isn’t enough to keep us out of poverty.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/04/01/what-is-a-living-wage-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

Why it’s time for a 5% increase to the minimum wage  

Why it’s time for a 5% increase to the minimum wage  

Date Published: 31/03/2022
Category: Minimum wage

Australia’s living standards and wages need to stop going backwards. Wage increases need to more than cover the rising cost of living – we need a genuine living wage.  

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/03/31/why-its-time-for-a-5-increase-to-the-minimum-wage/

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Date Published: 14/09/2022
Category: Workers rights

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Category: On The Job

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