Business
Want a pay rise? You should care about how much Australia’s lowest-paid workers earn – ABC News
Nicole Park works full-time at one of the big supermarket chains, but says she can’t even afford to buy her groceries there. The 30-year-old mother of two currently…
Nicole Park works full-time at one of the big supermarket chains, but says she can’t afford to buy her groceries there.
Key points:
- The Australia Talks National Survey revealed 63 per cent of Australians think the minimum wage should be higher
- There are 2.2 million Australians on the minimum wage of $19.84 per hour
- Unions want a 3.5 per cent increase to the rate, but the main industry group says it should be no higher than 1.1 per cent as employers are suffering due to COVID-19
“When it comes to feeding…
Continue Reading
-
Business14 hours agoRanking the best “Magnificent Seven” stocks to buy for 2026. Here’s my No. 5 pick.
-
General16 hours agoSex work influencers call out lack of transparency as young girls targeted by viral social media content
-
Noosa News12 hours agoGaming policy on council’s agenda
-
General10 hours agoFormer truck driver’s garage memorabilia collection sold to Westonia to drive tourism