Opinion: FWC wage rise decision may push struggling SMEs into reducing headcounts Opinion Ben Thompson 5 June 2023 Such a large increase in wages could fuel a wage-price spiral and secondly it could also increase unemployment.
“Exceptional circumstances”: 2.5% minimum wage increase will be delayed for certain industries Industrial Relations Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 16 June 2021 The Fair Work Commission has decided the national minimum wage will increase by 2.5% on July 1, 2021.
Will Labor’s minimum wage boost “flow back into the tills of small business”? It’s complicated Politics Matthew Elmas 17 May 2019 Bill Shorten says increasing the minimum wage will benefit small businesses. But does that claim stack up? Well, it's complicated.
Peter Strong: Why the unions’ proposed wage increase will see job cuts and small business collapses Economy Peter Strong 14 March 2019 The ACTU’s 'living wage' increase will almost certainly result in cost of living increases, a widespread loss of jobs and small business collapses.
Why are unions so unhappy? The relationship between trade union membership and real wage growth Economy The Conversation 2 November 2018 Economic evidence shows conditions for Australian workers have been getting worse as membership numbers in unions have declined.
July 1 legal changes your small business needs to know about Legal Eloise Keating 29 June 2018 From the minimum wage increase to food labelling laws, here are key July 1 legal changes Australian small businesses need to know about.
Fair Work Commission increases minimum wage by 3.5% Economy Eloise Keating 1 June 2018 The full bench of the Fair Work Commission has this morning decided to increase the national minimum wage by 3.5%.