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John BuchananThe Conversation |
Almost 2.8 million of Australia’s lowest-paid workers will get a 4.75 per cent pay rise from July 1 this year, after the latest Fair Work Commission...
Even after the new rises, our lowest paid employees will still have less buying power when they go to the shops than five years ago.
In some industries, the four-day work week may be appropriate, in others it may not. Dismissing it out of hand ignores bigger long-term questions...
Even with this increase, Australia’s lowest paid employees will not be earning as much in real terms as they did before the inflationary surge of...