In the June quarter of 2022, the average weekly wage was $1,363 and the median weekly wage was $1,160.
However, these figures cover both full time and part time employees, and the figure is therefore not really relevant to anyone.
The Median wage … Read the rest
Australia’s aged care workers have won a 15% pay rise, after the Fair Work Commission accepted that this sector’s employees were underpaid.
This pay rise is for direct care workers in aged care. These include nurses, Assistant’s in Nursing (AIN’s), personal care … Read the rest
The following employment income deduction percentages include the Income Tax and combined employee/employer Social Security contributions.
Tax Wedge in 2021.
Tax Wedge in 2000.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a Vietnamese bakery in Melbourne.
Facing court are VUF Investments Pty Ltd, which formerly operated ‘Luke’s Bakery’ in Reservoir, and its sole director, Hoang Long Vu.
The regulator began an … Read the rest
In May 2021 the median wage for full time workers in Australia was:
These figures are calculated from ABS statistics that showed the following:… Read the rest
29 September 2022.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a take-away food outlet in Melbourne.
Facing court are The Carers Portland Inc, which operates ‘HCM Café Fresh Q Lunch’ based at Dandenong South, and its secretary, … Read the rest
The results are in for the 2021 Australian census, and I find the figures for Median Weekly Incomes to be interesting.
The figures are released for three groups, and cover everyone in Australia:
On 15 June 2022, the Fair Work Commission announced it will raise the national minimum wage by 5.2% from 1 July 2022, taking the permanent workers minimum wage to $21.38 per hour, or $812.60 a week for full-time workers.
This gives a full time permanent worker, … Read the rest
The Medicare levy surcharge (MLS) was introduced to encourage individuals to take out private hospital cover and reduce demand on the public Medicare system. This should free up Public Medical facilities and reduce waiting times.
The Medicare levy surcharge is in addition to the Medicare … Read the rest
The following chart, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, shows each quarters annualised wage growth percentages.
The latest figures of 2.4%, released for the year ended March 2022, is the equal highest, in the years covered, with the December 2018 year which was also … Read the rest
