Fair Work commission raises minimum wage by $21.60 a week, increasing pay for 2.2 million lowest paid Australians
Labor says it will not ditch its policy to increase pay for the low-paid workers after the Fair Work Commission granted a 3% minimum wage rise on Thursday, a rate which unions have criticised as insufficient.
On Thursday the commission handed down its annual minimum wage decision, lifting the minimum rate to $19.40 an hour, up from $18.93, an extra $21.60 a week for the lowest paid.
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