Safety net with holes

Article Abstract:

The Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) says that increases in the minimum wage are a blunt instrument to improve the lot of low-paid workers. The movement of about 80,000 Victorian workers from state to federal jurisdiction that takes place on January 1, 2005 will involve increases in wages and other conditions.

Strategy & planning, Management dynamics, Management, Planning, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Work environment, Company business management, Company business planning, Australia. Industrial Relations Commission, Working conditions

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Riddle of the $12 pay grenade

Article Abstract:

The Australian government has proposed a minimum $12-a-week pay increase for low-wage workers. Employer groups are lobbying for a lesser increase or none at all, but they will most likely end up paying even more than $12 a week.

Political aspects

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Reith's man goes his own way on wage rises

Article Abstract:

The wage rises for low-paid workers over which Australian Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith has presided are discussed. In 2000, the federal minimum wage rose to $400 a week.

Political activity, Economic policy, Reith, Peter

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