Fair Work Australia Minimum Wage Effective 1 July 2010.
Effective 1 July 2010, the FWA minimum wage panel conducted its annual wage review and made national minimum wage orders to increase federal minimum weekly rates.
The key changes are as follows:
- increase the federal minimum weekly rates:
- by $26 per week; or
- 69 cents per hour.
- the national minimum wage order which applies to Award/Agreement free employees contains:
- a national minimum wage of $569.90 per week; or
- $15 per hour.
- Casual loading rate of 21 percent;
- Two changes for Award/Agreement free employees with a disability:
- Where an employee has a disability that does not affect their productivity, the minimum wage is $569.90 per week or $15 per hour; and
- Where an employee has a disability that does affect their productivity, an assessment will be made under the Supported Wage System.
For further information on anything in this article or related issues please contact the author:
Jim Rutherford
Principal and Accredited Specialist in Workplace Relations Law and Criminal Law
03 5226 8579
jrutherford@harwoodandrews.com.au
Rohan Kux
Lawyer
03 5226 8564
rkux@harwoodandrews.com.au