News BeepSep 8, 2025

Woolworths and Coles underpayments could cost more than $1 billion and have wider fallout

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths expect to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more to repay staff the…
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Peter RileyMar 4, 2024

https://www.lowpaynoway.unitedworkers.org.au/blog/what-are-award-wages-and-how-do-unions-help-win-better-pay/

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Everything you need to know about award wages and how unions help workers win better pay

If you’ve ever read your employment contract, it should tell you if you’re covered by an industry award. Here’s an outline of how they work, and how unions fight each year to increase them.

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Peter RileyOct 24, 2023

Currently (as of 1st July 2023), the National Minimum Wage is $23.23 per hour or $882.80 per week. The minimum wage underpins #awardwages which affect close to 3 million people. Awards are set by industry and there are over 100 awards, with industries ranging from aged care to hospitality to cleaning.

https://lowpaynoway.unitedworkers.org.au/blog/why-australias-minimum-wage-is-broken/

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Why Australia’s minimum wage is broken - Low Pay No Way

The minimum wage's history in Australia, why it's broken and what that means for millions of workers trying to survive on award wages.

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