{"id":182816,"date":"2017-06-30T19:09:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T09:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=182816"},"modified":"2020-08-12T17:04:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T07:04:18","slug":"minimum-wage-18-29-per-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/06\/30\/minimum-wage-18-29-per-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum Wage $18.29 Per Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_147442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147442\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nataliejames1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-147442\" title=\"Natalie James\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nataliejames1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 30, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new national minimum wage rate comes into effect on Saturday (July 1).<\/p>\n<p>From this date, the national minimum wage will rise to $18.29 per hour, or $694.90 per week. The base rates of pay in modern awards will also rise.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the Fair Work Commission\u2019s announcement of a 3.3 per cent increase to the minimum wage earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James said employers should check the new wage rates that apply to their businesses to ensure that they were compliant with their workplace obligations.<\/p>\n<p>The agency has updated its online materials, including its Pay and Conditions Tool (PACT), to help employers and workers to calculate the new wage rates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt is important that employers act immediately to pass on the new wage rates to their employees from the first pay period after July 1 and ensure that their workers are receiving their lawful entitlements,\u201d Ms James said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy agency is here to assist employers to remain up-to-date and compliant with their workplace obligations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmployers can also register for a free My Account with the Fair Work Ombudsman, which is an easy way to remain informed and received tailored information relevant to your business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fair Work Ombudsman\u2019s online materials have also been updated to reflect changes to penalty rates affecting the Hospitality, Pharmacy, Fast Food, Retail and Restaurant industries.<\/p>\n<p>These also come into effect on July 1.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>External link: <a href=\"https:\/\/calculate.fairwork.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pay and Conditions Tool<\/a><\/strong> (PACT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new national minimum wage rate comes into effect on Saturday (July 1).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":271809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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