No changes planned to minimum wage and awards system says Govt

Posted on 24 Feb 2015 by Tim Brown

The government is not intending to alter penalty rates or the minimum wage according to Employment Minister Eric Abetz.

Senator the Hon. Eric Abetz. In an interview with the The Australian Financial Review, Mr Abetz said the government plans to keep the existing system whereby the Fair Work Commission sets award rates and the minimum wage. “We have a system that has worked relatively well over many years now, and I don’t…

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