MORE than a million workers will remain on just $543.78 a week
after a decision made today.
21 comments on this story
You shot yourself in the foot again by not reading the
link and understanding it. 
With a minimum wage of AU$543.78 per week (before the increase),
means their monthly pay is AU$2,330. How many cleaners, Macdonald's
servers and coffee shop assistants you know take home AU$2,330 a
month?
FYI, based on AU$543.78 per week at $14.31 an hour, an
Australian only works 38 hours week. How many hours week do most
Singaporeans work?
You can claim Singapore's GDP per Capita (PPP) is higher than
Japan and Australia, but is it a clear indication of living
standards, based on the pay our workers are getting?
"The ACTU had argued for a $21 per week rise, which would
have lifted the minimum wage to $564.78 a week, while the
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry opposed any wage
increase.
About 1.3 million Australians, such as cleaners, childcare
workers and those in hospitality, work under minimum wage
conditions.
Last year low paid workers across Australia received a
$21.66 per week pay rise, taking the minimum wage to $543.78 a
week.
Pay and classification scales will remain at $14.31 a
hour."
