http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/taxonomy/term/1207/all en http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/06/08/minimum-wage-rise-less-than-inflation <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Fair Work Australia this week lifted the minimum wage by $26 a week or 69c an hour. The minimum wage is now $15 an hour or $569.90 per week. Whilst the agreement was greeted by the ACTU as <a href="//www.actu.org.au/Media/Mediareleases/WorkingAustraliansgeta26aweekdividendforendofWorkChoicespayrisewelcomedbyunions.aspx" rel="nofollow"> a very good outcome for working Australians</a>, it actually represents a cut in real wages, the 4.8 percent increase is below the official Consumer Price Index, which has risen 5.4 percent over the past 21 months since the last rise. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia">Australia</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/actu">ACTU</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/minimum-wage-rise">minimum wage rise</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/fair-work-australia">Fair Work Australia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/industrial-relations">Industrial Relations</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/workers-rights">Workers rights</a></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:17:56 +0000 Flowerpower 1294 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal