MyWage.org/Australia - National Minimum Wage Minimum Wages for Junior workers, Adults, Adults with Disability, Apprentices and Trainees.
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Minimum Wages with effect from July 2012 till Date (2013). New National Minimum Wage have been announced. The new rates will come into effect from July 1,2013. |
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| Item | Amount in Australian Dollars (A$) or in percentage (%) |
| National minimum wage | 15.96 A$/hour or 606.40 per week |
| Casual loading | 23% |
| Special national minimum wage 1: applies to disable adults where disability DOES NOT affect productivity | $606.40 per week (before tax), or $15.96 per hour. |
| Special national minimum wage 2: applies to disable adults where disability DOES affect productivity | They get a percentage of Special National Minimum Wage. The percentage is based on ‘assessed productive capacity’. For example, someone with a capacity of 70% would get 70% of Special National Minimum Wage 1 (ie. 70% of $15.96 per hour). |
| Special national minimum wage 3: applies to junior employee | The minimum wage is a % of the national minimum wage and it reflects age as follows:: |
| <16 years: 36.8% | |
| 16 years: 47.3% | |
| 17 years: 57.8% | |
| 18 years: 68.3% | |
| 19 years: 82.5% | |
| 20 years: 97.7% | |
| Special national minimum wage 4: applies to an apprentice | An apprentice must be paid a minimum of the following percentage of the standard rate of $ 15.96 per hour or $606.40 per week |
| 1st year: 55% | |
| 2nd year: 65% | |
| 3rd year: 80% | |
| 4th year: 95% | |
| Special national minimum wage 5: applies to a trainee who is not an apprentice |
Minimum wage varies with years of schooling. Currently it varies from A$ 272.40 – A$535.20 per week. The minimum wage for a trainee is set in schedule E of the Miscellaneous Awards 2010. |
| Australia 2013 National Minimum Wage Order. New Rates will come into effect from July 1, 2013 | |
| Item | Amount in Australian Dollars (A$) or in percentage (%) |
| National minimum wage | 16.37 A$/hour or $622.20 per week |
| Casual loading | 24% |
| Special national minimum wage 1: applies to disabled adults where disability DOES NOT affect productivity | $622.20 per week (before tax), or $16.37 per hour. |
| Special national minimum wage 2: applies to disabled adults where disability DOES affect productivity | Adults whose productivity is affected by their disability are paid a percentage of the national minimum wage, based on an assessment of their productivity under the supported wage system, subject to a minimum payment fixed under the Supported Wage System Schedule. |
| Special national minimum wage 3: applies to junior employees | The minimum wage for junior employees is a % of the national minimum wage and it reflects age as follows: |
| <16 years: 36.8% | |
| 16 years: 47.3% | |
| 17 years: 57.8% | |
| 18 years: 68.3% | |
| 19 years: 82.5% | |
| 20 years: 97.7% | |
| Special national minimum wage 4: applies to apprentices | The minimum wage for apprentices is a % of the national minimum wage and it reflects their progression as follows: |
| 1st year: 55% | |
| 2nd year: 65% | |
| 3rd year: 80% | |
| 4th year: 95% | |
| Special national minimum wage 5: applies to a trainee who is not an apprentice | Minimum wage varies with years of schooling. Currently it varies from A$ 272.40 – A$535.20 per week. The minimum wage for a trainee is set in schedule E of the Miscellaneous Award 2010. |
Reference:
- Special national minimum wage for employees with disability
- Minimum Wage Information for Australia Last Updated by WageIndicator Team in December 2012.