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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…
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