Unpaid Wages: Luke’s Bakery, Reservoir, Melbourne

Legal action against Luke’s Bakery in Melbourne.

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

Unpaid Wages: HCM Café Fresh Q Lunch.

Legal action against take-away food outlet in Melbourne.

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

Median Incomes from the Australian Census

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:

  • Personal Income, with a figure of $805 per week, up by 21.6% from $662 in 2016. (This
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Medicare Levy Surcharge

Medicare Levy Surcharge in Australia.

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

Annualised Wage Growth in Australia

How Wage Growth Compares over years.

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

Australian Median Incomes Labor and Liberal

Australian Median Incomes by Government.

Have wages really risen higher under a Coalition Lib/Nat government than under Labor?

2013
On 7 September 2013, Liberal won the Federal Election.

During the 8 years of this Liberal government, the Median Full Time Weekly wage rose from $1,150 to $1,499. That is an … Read the rest

Australian Minimum Wage Rise in 2022

Minimum Wage rise: 3.0% or 5.5%?

Annual CPI inflation increased to 5.1 per cent in the March quarter, mainly due to higher dwelling construction costs and automotive fuel prices. abs.gov.au

Following this inflation rise, there are some who want to see an equal rise in wages, to compensate for these … Read the rest

Migrants in the Australian workforce. 2022

Grattan Institute report: Migrants in the Australian workforce.

A new report by the Grattan Institute stated that “86 per cent of employer-nominated visas were granted to people already in Australia, as were 90 per cent of ‘Skilled Independent’ permanent visas”.

The report ‘Migrants in the Australian workforce’ is available from:… Read the rest