The wages that stand up for millions of Australians, since Anthony Albanese confirms the support for ‘costs of living’ Pay Bump

Anthony Albanese supports a generous wage increase for the lowest paid employees of Australia.

The federal government has submitted a submission to the Fair Work Commission that recommends a real wage increase for the three million Australians, or on the minimum wage or a price, from 1 July.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers And new employment and workplace relationships Minister Amanda Rishworth said this was about helping the lowest paid employees of Australia.

“This will help around three million employees throughout the country, including cleaners, shop workers and educators for the early childhood,” they said.

‘Stimulating wages, reducing taxes for every taxpayer and creating more jobs are central parts of our efforts to help Australians with the Cost of living. ‘

The annual wage assessment decision, which will be announced in June, would influence 180,000 Australians on the minimum wage plus the 2.7 million at 121 prizes.

The lowest paid from Australia last year received an increase $ 915.90 a week.

The decision of the industrial referee was taken in June last year when the head of the head was 3.6 percent, which meant only a small real wage increase of 0.15 percent.

But in the year to March, wages rose by 3.4 percent when the consumer price index was 2.4 percent – which means that a real wage increase for most employees of one percent.

Unemployment in April remained at a low 4.1 percent – or at a level below the non -rapiding inflatio unemployment rate where the wage increases can still feed inflation, because employees still have the power to negotiate a better wage.

Anthony Albanese supports a generous wage increase for the lowest paid employees of Australia