Minimum wage increases that match inflation would be welcomed by the Australian government, the prime minister said, although the Labor government’s submission to an independent wage-setting body did not advocate as such. | Reuters
SYDNEY -Minimum wage increases that match inflation would be welcomed by the Australian government, the prime minister said on Friday, although the Labor government’s submission to an independent wage-setting body did not advocate as such.
The government submission recommended real wages for low-paid workers “do not go backwards” but added it was not suggesting wages should “across-the-board” automatically increase with inflation.Changes to the national minimum wage are reviewed annually by the independent Fair Work Commission , which last year delivered an increase largely in line with inflation at the time. The Australian Council of Trade Unions has called for a 7-percent increase to match inflation again.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Labor government’s submission to the FWC did not contain a specific number but he would welcome an inflation-matching increase in minimum wage.
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