3 Million People Are Getting the Biggest Real Pay Rise in Years. Here’s How It Affects You

Unions hail pay boost for millions of low-paid workers

Lower paid workers will get an annual pay rise of 3.5 per cent, Fair Work has decided (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) By Jacob Shteyman in Canberra Nearly three million low-paid workers will take home an extra $32 a week in pay after the industrial umpire decided to make up for falling real wages and living standards in recent years. The Fair Work Commission delivered a 3.5 per cent increase for employees on industry awards and the minimum wage on Tue…

Australia's lowest-paid workers just got a pay rise. Here's how much wages will increase

The decision impacts roughly three million workers on award wages, including cleaners, retail workers and childcare workers.

3 million people are getting the biggest real pay rise in years. Here’s how it affects you

About 180,000 people will see their hourly rate increase from $24.10 to $24.95 from July 1 but millions more workers on higher pay will also benefit.

3 million people are getting the biggest real pay rise in years. How will that affect you?

About 180,000 people will see their hourly rate increase from $24.10 to $24.95 from July 1 but millions more workers on higher pay will also benefit.

Millions of low-paid workers to learn wage rise figure

Unions and the government want almost 2.9 million low-paid workers to receive a wage boost above inflation, but businesses say this would send many to the wall.