Increase in Australian Minimum Wage, July 2019.
The Australian Fair Work Commission has granted 2.2 million low paid workers a $21.60 a week pay rise.
The three per cent pay rise was announced on Thursday 30th May 2019 and takes the national minimum weekly wage to $740.80 or $19.49 per hour.
Effective from 1 July 2019.
Source: www.fairwork.gov.au
Minimum Hourly Rates for under 21’s.
Junior employee under 16 years $7.17
Junior employee 16 years $9.22
Junior employee 17 years $11.27
Junior employee 18 years $13.31
Junior employee 19 years $16.08
Junior employee 20 years $19.04
Apprentice in 1st year $10.72
Apprentice in 2nd year $12.67
Apprentice in 3rd year $15.59
Apprentice in 4th year $18.52