On 1 July 2022, the minimum wage will be lifted by 5.2%, an $1.05 an hour increase from the current $20.33 base, to $21.38 an hour. Workers on award rates will go up 4.6% — a cut in real wages — with a minimum $40 weekly increase for workers on award rates below $869.60 per week. The intent of this increase is to raise the… Read more »