Australia Increases Minimum Wages Effective July 1

Australia’s National Minimum Wage and minimum wages specified in awards will increase by 3.5% July 1, the country’s Fair Work Commission said June 3.

The increase results in a National Minimum Wage of A$948 (US$612.87) per week, up from A$915.90, or A$24.95 per hour, up from A$24.10, the commission said in its wage review.

Additionally, when a disabled employee is subject to the National Minimum Wage, they can be paid the standard A$948 per week if their “productivity is not affected” by their disability, or a percentage of the National Minimum Wage or an award’s minimum wage if their ...