June 2, 2026 — 10:18am
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The Fair Work Commission has lifted minimum and award wages by 4.75 per cent from July this year.
This morning, in a decision handed down in Sydney, the fair work arbiter said while many employees were still worse off in “real terms” due to inflation, it was “not practicable or responsible” to deliver a wage increase that would fully compensate them for wages falling short of price pressures over several years.
However, the decision ensures the one in five employees who are paid according to minimum and award wages are not worse off in real terms compared to where they were in July 2025.
