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About 3 million workers on minimum wage to receive 4.75% pay rise in Fair Work Commission ruling

About 3 million workers on minimum wage to receive 4.75% pay rise in Fair Work Commission ruling

02.06.2026 03:26 | The Guardian World

Unions had demanded 6% pay increase for lowest paid after war in Middle East pushed inflation higherFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNearly 3 million workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise, while about 100,000 of the country’s lowest paid will receive a higher 6% increase, after the Fair Work Commission handed down its annual minimum wage decision.Announcing the 4.75% decision on Tuesday morning applicable to the roughly 2.8 million workers on award wages, the Fair Work Commission’s president, Justice Adam Hatcher, announced that the lowest ongoing wage rate for employees would climb from nearly $24.95 an hour, to $26.44 – a lift of just under 6%. Continue reading...

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