Australian Trade Union Reaction To The Creation of The AFPC
Australian trade unions view the AFPC as a conservative business-friendly organisation that threatens the basic rights, pay and entitlements of Australian workers. Further, they argue that the FPC will benefit business at the expense of workers. Unions mockingly call the AFPC the Australian Low Pay Commission. Unions view the IRC as independent and wish to keep it as the minimum wage setting body. ACTU's Greg Combet expressed his concern about Professor Harper's ability in an interview with Radio National's Mark Colvin. The current Minimum wage for Australia is $15.51 per hour or $589.30 per week since July 31, 2011
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