Minimum Wages to Increase by 1.75% from 1 November 2020
Employers in the construction, clerical, food, manufacturing, telecommunications, storage and wholesale industries are among the many industries whose minimum Modern Award wages will be increasing on 1 November 2020.
Each year the Fair Work Commission reviews the minimum wages contained in all Modern Awards and this year it announced a 1.75% increase to minimum wages on 19 June 2020.
Whilst the wage increases usually apply from 1 July for all Modern Awards, this year the Fair Work Commission postponed a number of increases to industries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. All Modern Awards were broken up to three groups, with Group 1 increases starting on 1 July 2020, Group 2 commencing on 1 November 2020 and lastly, Group 3 commencing on 1 February 2021.
The full list of awards that will be increasing on November 1 include:
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Aluminium Industry Award Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award Aquaculture Industry Award Architects Award Asphalt Industry Award Black Coal Mining Industry Award Book Industry Award Broadcasting, Recorded Entertainment and Cinemas Award Building and Construction General On-site Award Business Equipment Award Car Parking Award Cement, Lime and Quarrying Award Clerks—Private Sector Award Coal Export Terminals Award Concrete Products Award Contract Call Centres Award Cotton Ginning Award Dredging Industry Award Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award Gardening and Landscaping Services Award Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award Higher Education Industry-Academic Staff-Award |
Higher Education Industry-General Staff-Award Horticulture Award Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award Hydrocarbons Industry (Upstream) Award Joinery and Building Trades Award Journalists Published Media Award Labour Market Assistance Industry Award Legal Services Award Local Government Industry Award Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award Marine Towage Award Maritime Offshore Oil and Gas Award Market and Social Research Award Meat Industry Award Mining Industry Award Miscellaneous Award Mobile Crane Hiring Award Oil Refining and Manufacturing Award Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award Pastoral Award Pest Control Industry Award Pharmaceutical Industry Award Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award Port Authorities Award Ports, Harbours and Enclosed Water Vessels Award |
Poultry Processing Award Premixed Concrete Award Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award Professional Employees Award Rail Industry Award Real Estate Industry Award Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award Road Transport and Distribution Award Salt Industry Award Seafood Processing Award Seagoing Industry Award Security Services Award Silviculture Award Stevedoring Industry Award Storage Services and Wholesale Award Sugar Industry Award Supported Employment Services Award Surveying Award Telecommunications Services Award Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Associated Industries Award Timber Industry Award Transport (Cash in Transit) Award Waste Management Award Wool Storage, Sampling and Testing Award |
The third group of awards that will increase on 1 February 2021 include:
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Air Pilots Award Aircraft Cabin Crew Award Airline Operations-Ground Staff Award Airport Employees Award Alpine Resorts Award Amusement, Events and Recreation Award Commercial Sales Award Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Award Fast Food Industry Award Fitness Industry Award General Retail Industry Award Hair and Beauty Industry Award Horse and Greyhound Training Award Hospitality Industry (General) Award |
Live Performance Award Mannequins and Models Award Marine Tourism and Charter Vessels Award Nursery Award Professional Diving Industry (Recreational) Award Racing Clubs Events Award Racing Industry Ground Maintenance Award Registered and Licensed Clubs Award Restaurant Industry Award Sporting Organisations Award Travelling Shows Award Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award Wine Industry Award |
To learn more about the Fair Work Commission’s wage increase or to speak to one of our Workplace Relations specialists, contact Enterprise Legal today.