Minimum Wage Increase 2021
Following the Annual Wage Review 2021, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has announced a 2.5% increase to the national minimum wage. This will also apply to all award wages, with the award increase will be staggered over 3 different stages.
What do you need to do?
Who does the increase apply to?
The increase applies to anyone who is paid minimum award wages or the national minimum wage.
Most employees are covered by an award. If you’re not sure which award applies, ISOsafe can help with Award Classifications and Levels.
If you’re covered by a registered agreement, you should check it to see whether this increase affects you.
For anyone not covered by an award or an agreement, the new national minimum wage will be $772.60 per week or $20.33 per hour.
When does the increase start?
The new national minimum wage will apply from your first full pay period on or after 1 July 2021. This means if you have a weekly pay period that starts on Mondays, the new rates will apply from Monday 5 July 2021.
The award increase will happen in 3 stages.
The increase doesn’t affect employees who already get paid more than their new minimum wage.
Most awards will increase from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2021. The increase for the Retail Award will apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 September 2021. The other 21 awards will increase from the first full pay period on or after 1 November 2021.
The awards that will increase from 1 November 2021 are:
· Pilots Award
· Cabin Crew Award
· Airline Ground Staff Award
· Airport Award
· Alpine Resorts Award
· Amusement Award
· Dry Cleaning and Laundry Award
· Fitness Award
· Hair and Beauty Award
· Hospitality Award
· Live Performance Award
· Models Award
· Marine Tourism and Charter Vessels Award
· Nursery Award
· Racing Clubs Events Award
· Racing Ground Maintenance Award
· Registered Clubs Award
· Restaurant Award
· Sporting Organisations Award
· Travelling Shows Award
· Wine Award