Minimum wage to increase by 3.5%

Millions of low-paid workers will get a 3.5 per cent pay rise next month, the pay rise will impact 2.9 million workers across Australia and will come into effect on July 1. The ruling from the Fair Work Commission splits the difference between the 4.5 per cent pay rise the unions were calling for and the 2.5 per cent boost the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry were asking for. #payrise #costofliving #inflation #wages #realwages #fairwork #7NEWS