New financial year means improved benefits for the less well off, and cameras that can see drivers using their phones
  • ikt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Good news for those on the bottom income line, the minimum wage will increase by 3.5%, to $948 per week or $24.95 per hour, based on a 38-hour work week. The changes are expected to impact 2.6 million and will apply from the first full pay after July 1.

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    • Nath@aussie.zoneMEnglish
      4·
      12 hours ago

      That’s a lot of us on minimum wage. On the surface of it, 2.6 Million sounds like roughly 10% of us. But the reality is even more grim than that. The number of people working is only a sub-set of Australians. According to ABS, there are about 14,620,600 Australians working. So, 2.6 Million is about 18% of workers.