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The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has increased the minimum wages as follows:
- Minimum wages in modern awards will be increased by either:
- $40 per week (where the current minimum wage is $869.60 per week or less); or
- 4.6% (where the current minimum wage is greater than $869.60 per week).
- The national minimum wages for award-free juniors, employees under training arrangements, and employees with a disability have also been increased by 5.2%.
- The national minimum wage will be increased by 5.2%, taking it to $812.60 per week or $21.38 per hour.
This increase will take effect during the first pay cycle after 1 July 2022.
This is higher than previous increases of:
- 2.5% in FY 2021/2022
- 1.75% in FY 2020/2021
- 3.0% in FY 2019/2020
- 3.5% in FY 2018/2019
- 3.3% in FY 2017/2018
The Australian Childcare Alliance NSW will circulate the updated wage tables and the finer details regarding this increase as soon as they are available.
PUBLISHED: 15 JUNE 2022