Growth in Average Weekly Earnings
The past 10 years has highlighted that movement in Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE) are almost twice that of the movement in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Tag Archives: minimum wage
Fair Work Commission – 2018 Minimum Wage Decision
On June 1st 2018 the Fair Work Commission increased the minimum wage by 3.5%.
2018 Mid-Year Pay Review
The setting for a June/July Pay Review for those on the minimum wage, those on average weekly earnings, senior professional staff and organisation leadership, is about to become front and centre.
Superannuation Policy in Practice
The Australian on April 14, 2018 reported that Tony Shepherd, a highly respected executive with significant engagement in the private and public sectors and Chairman of the Abbot government’s cost-cutting taskforce, recently questioned whether Federal public servants and politicians should enjoy a 15.4% employer superannuation contribution when other workers receive only 9.5%.
Superannuation Guarantee Increases will Strain Australia’s Economy
Criticism has erupted over suggestions by Labor that the planned increases in employer superannuation contributions from the current 9.5% to a targeted 12% by July 2025 should be accelerated.