Minimum wage
Analysis
Jobs
Workers are trying to escape their jobs. This is why
Workers are keen to look for work elsewhere as most do not believe they are paid enough, according to Australia’s largest report on salary trends.
- by Sue White
Latest
Minimum wage increase pegged to 3.75 per cent to rein in inflation
Unions have vowed to use the minimum wage rise to push for higher pay in industries dominated by women as the Fair Work Commission announced a review into pay equity.
- by Olivia Ireland
Exclusive
Gender pay gap
Unions push for 9 per cent pay boost in sectors dominated by women
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is calling for the significant pay boost to be applied to awards in largely feminised occupations.
- by Angus Thompson
Opinion
Cafe
Oi, old mate, a cafe isn’t a rent-free office. Why don’t you Zoom off?
Cafes are occupied by too many entitled loiterers, for whom $4.50 a coffee is way too cheap. The rest of us are subsidising their Zoom meetings.
- by Malcolm Knox
Analysis
Pay
Just how much of a pay rise can you expect this year?
The first real wage increases in three years are expected to hit bank accounts this year, easing inflationary pressures in households.
- by Nina Hendy
Exclusive
Income tax
Dock tax cuts from increase to minimum wage, employers say
The business lobby argues this year’s minimum wage rise should be discounted because of the benefit the government’s tax changes will bring to people on low incomes.
- by Angus Thompson
Farmers’ protest turns deadly for mother and daughter ‘defending the profession’
Finding it hard to make ends meet, French farmers and their unions are urging the government to remember that without farmers there is no food on the table.
- by John Leicester
Opinion
Australian economy
Why the Reserve Bank’s wishes might land it on the naughty list
One quarter of weaker growth won’t worry the Reserve Bank, but consumers are weakening, and waking up to the start of a recession would be an unwelcome gift.
- by Millie Muroi
‘Did you get a pay increase?’ The moment NSW treasurer was heckled over health worker wages
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has pleaded for patience with the new government as he faced a hostile reception from health workers during a speech on Labor’s 100th day in office.
- by Michael McGowan
‘More than a few bad apples’: The problems plaguing apprenticeships
Australia’s $3.4 billion apprenticeship scheme has led to poor training and high dropout rates, construction industry representatives say.
- by Amber Schultz
Exclusive
Renting
Skipping meals and GP appointments: The harsh reality for young people leaving home
Sarah Cupitt is making sacrifices to live on her own, including living on toast and cut-price muesli bars while budgeting $30 a week for food.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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