Published: March 12, 2019
Unions say move would be first step of a two-year push to create a ‘living wage’
Australian unions have called for a $43 a week increase in the minimum wage – a pay rise of 6% – as the first step of a two-year push to create a “living wage”.
The call comes after Bill Shorten confirmed on Tuesday that Labor would change the rules used by the Fair Work Commission to lift the minimum wage, currently $18.93 an hour, but would not mandate a living wage of 60% of the median wage.
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