The minimum
wage is a worker’s base rate of pay for the ordinary hours works and is generally
dependent on the relevant industrial instrument that applies to their area of
employment.
The minimum wages
received by workers in the national workplace relations system are received
every year by the Fair Work Commission and adjustment to the rate of pay take
effect on 1 July each year.
Workers
should check their relevant modern award(s) to determine whether the rate of
pay they are receiving in correct.
The current
minimum wage is $16.87 per hour or $640.90 per 38 hour week (before tax).
On top of
this, workers are also entitled to superannuation, leave entitlements and any
pay loading for extra hours works outside the 38 hour work week.
It is an
offence for an employer not to pay the correct base rate and other entitlements
as it breaches the Fair Work Act.
If you think
you or someone you know has been unfairly paid and not in accordance with the relevant
modern award instrument, contact the team at G&B Lawyers.
Level 11, 65 York
Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Mail: GPO Box 1849,
Sydney, NSW 2001
M: 0481 287 528
E: info@gandblawyers.com.au
