Award wage review increase 1 November 2020

Reminder: Minimum Award wage increase 1 November 2020 for Group 2 awards

On 19 June 2020, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (‘Commission’) handed down its annual wage review decision. As a reminder these were:

• Minimum wages in modern awards will be increased by 1.75% from the start of the first full pay period on 1 July 2020 for Group 1 Awards.
• Minimum wages in modern awards will be increased by 1.75% from the start of 1 November 2020 for Group 2 Awards (see list below).
• Minimum wages in modern awards will be increased by 1.75% from the start of 1 February 2021 for Group 3 Awards.

Group 2 Awards increasing minimum wage from November 1^st are:

• Aluminium Industry Award 2020
• Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award 2020
• Aquaculture Industry Award 2020
• Architects Award 2020
• Asphalt Industry Award 2020
• Australian Government Industry Award 2016
• Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010
• Book Industry Award 2020
• Broadcasting, Recorded Entertainment and Cinemas Award 2010
• Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010
• Business Equipment Award 2010
• Car Parking Award 2020
• Cement, Lime and Quarrying Award 2020
• Clerks—Private Sector Award 2010
• Coal Export Terminals Award 2020
• Concrete Products Award 2020
• Contract Call Centres Award 2020
• Cotton Ginning Award 2020
• Dredging Industry Award 2020
• Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award 2020
• Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2010
• Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award 2010
• Gardening and Landscaping Services Award 2020
• Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2010
• Higher Education Industry-Academic Staff-Award 2020
• Higher Education Industry-General Staff-Award 2020
• Horticulture Award 2010
• Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award 2020
• Hydrocarbons Industry (Upstream) Award 2020
• Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010
• Journalists Published Media Award 2010
• Labour Market Assistance Industry Award 2020
• Legal Services Award 2020
• Local Government Industry Award 2020
• Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020
• Marine Towage Award 2020
• Maritime Offshore Oil and Gas Award 2020
• Market and Social Research Award 2020
• Meat Industry Award 2020
• Mining Industry Award 2020
• Miscellaneous Award 2020
• Mobile Crane Hiring Award 2010
• Oil Refining and Manufacturing Award 2020
• Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2020
• Pastoral Award 2010
• Pest Control Industry Award 2020
• Pharmaceutical Industry Award 2010
• Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2010
• Port Authorities Award 2020
• Ports, Harbours and Enclosed Water Vessels Award 2020
• Poultry Processing Award 2020
• Premixed Concrete Award 2020
• Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award 2020
• Professional Employees Award 2020
• Rail Industry Award 2020
• Real Estate Industry Award 2020
• Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2020
• Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020
• Salt Industry Award 2010
• Seafood Processing Award 2020
• Seagoing Industry Award 2010
• Security Services Award 2020
• Silviculture Award 2020 MA000040
• Stevedoring Industry Award 2020 MA000053
• Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020
• Sugar Industry Award 2020
• Supported Employment Services Award 2020
• Surveying Award 2020
• Telecommunications Services Award 2010
• Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Associated Industries Award 2010
• Timber Industry Award 2010
• Transport (Cash in Transit) Award 2020
• Waste Management Award 2020
• Wool Storage, Sampling and Testing Award 2010

Please call PeopleStart for advice on how these changes may affect your organisation.

Please also ensure that any “better off overall” calculation sheets for salaried staff include these new rates.

For help please don’t hesitate to reach out to your PeopleStart Account Manager or our Director Dayna Edwards on 0438 927 019 or dayna@peoplestart.com.au