Lowest Paid Road Transport Workers to Receive 3.5 per Cent Pay Rise

Truckies to receive pay boost as minimum wage increases

Image: Ines Porada/stock.adobe.comAustralia’s lowest-paid truck drivers and transport workers are set to receive a significant wage increase following the Fair Work Commission’s annual review of modern award minimum wages. From the first full pay period starting on or after July 1, the national minimum wage will rise by 3.5 per cent, lifting the federal minimum wage for award-free employees to $24.95 per hour, the equivalent of $948 per week. Th…

Lowest paid road transport workers to receive 3.5 per cent pay rise

The increase applies from the first full pay period starting on or after July 1, 2025. Image: Scott Donkin/stock.adobe.com The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.5 per increase to the national minimum wage and minimum award wages in its annual review. The increase applies from the first full pay period starting on or after July 1, 2025. In a news alert to its members, the Queensland Trucking Association (QTA) said the decision provides that:…

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The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.5 per cent increase to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages.  The raise will take effect from the first full pay cycle starting on or after July 1, 2025. As the first real wage increase since 2021, it’s a win for workers – though business advocates are unhappy. Organisations like Cosboa, ACCI, and the AI Group generally wanted no more than a 2.5 per cent increase. “Today’s decision of a 3.5…