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Why the minimum wage increase won’t help the low skilled and low paid

17 June 2021

2:02 PM

17 June 2021

2:02 PM

The Fair Work Commission yesterday announced plans to increase Australia’s national minimum wage by 2.5% on July 1 of this year. In a time of ongoing economic recovery, this measure has shown lack of pecuniary sense as lower-skilled workers now face job cuts and financial uncertainty due to higher labour costs for businesses.

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