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IR Alert | Fair Work Commission Delivers Significant Minimum Wage Increase for 2026–27

IR Alert | Fair Work Commission Delivers Significant Minimum Wage Increase for 2026–27

by focushr-team | Jun 3, 2026 | Alerts

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has handed down its Annual Wage Review decision, confirming significant increases to both the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages from 1 July 2026. The decision will affect millions of Australian workers and employers,...
Unpacking the 2025 Minimum Wage Decision:  What you Need to Know

Unpacking the 2025 Minimum Wage Decision: What you Need to Know

by focushr-team | Jun 9, 2025 | Alerts

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced the 2025 minimum wage review outcome on June 3, 2025.  The decision included that: This is a 3.5% increase to minimum award wages. The national minimum wage will increase to $948.00 per week or $24.95 per hour. These changes...
Why You Need to be Ready for This Year’s Annual Wage Review

Why You Need to be Ready for This Year’s Annual Wage Review

by focushr-team | May 30, 2025 | News, Uncategorized

Fair Work’s Annual National Minimum Wage Review decision has now been released, with changes to minimum wages and award rates taking effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July, 2025. This is also your annual reminder to double-check how you’re paying...
Incorrect Wage Payments Cost Chatime Over $290,000 in Backpay and Penalties

Incorrect Wage Payments Cost Chatime Over $290,000 in Backpay and Penalties

by focushr-team | May 30, 2025 | News

One recent case (Fair Work Ombudsman v Chatime Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023]) serves as a reminder that those who make executive decisions that result in contraventions of minimum conditions may be held personally liable for such decisions. What happened in this...
What do Basil, Deckboys and the Funeral Industry Have in Common?

What do Basil, Deckboys and the Funeral Industry Have in Common?

by focushr-team | Jun 25, 2024 | Alerts, News

It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke right? Well, there is a connection, and it is the recent C14 decision released by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission earlier this year. ‘C14’ has become the term coined to reference pay rates within the Modern...
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