Minimum Pay
Under the Standard, basic hourly rates will be guaranteed rates of pay set by the Australian Fair Pay Commission. The Fair Pay Commission will set the Federal Minimum Wage (FMW), classification-based wages in Australian Pay and Classification Scales (APCSs), and casual loadings. The minimum casual loading is currently set at 20 percent. The Commission will also set special FMWs for juniors, trainees and apprentices, employees with disabilities and piece workers.
The Fair Pay Commission will decide the timing, scope and frequency of wage reviews, the manner in which they are conducted and when wage decisions will come into effect. Employees who are not covered by an APCS (other than juniors, trainees and apprentices, employees with disabilities and piece workers) must be paid at least the FMW, which is currently set at $12.75 per hour. The first decision of the AFPC raised the minimum wage to $13.47 per hour as of 1 December 2006 ($15.51 in 2011 for a 20+ years old worker)
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