jocky boy

could anyone tell me what the nat min wage is.

cranni

gday, my husband is trades man, started off at $43,000, but has had 2 increases since we came, we have been here 7 months, and we love it here,
hope this helps, Denise IN Bunbury [paradise]

meelie

Check this link http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/635/635p7d.htm

Shellfish

I think it's $13 an hour, or $494 a week before tax.

ABCDiamond

The WA award rates are at www.docep.wa.gov.au


Heres a quote from one of the Union web sites about wages etc


19.9% of all Australian employees – around 1.6 million people – depend on minimum award wages (ABS 6305)
More than 965,000 women workers rely on minimum award wages
Most average wage earners work in hospitality, retail or health & community services and property & business services
82% earn less than the average weekly wage of $18.90 per hour
44% earn less than $15 per hour
59% are part-time
46.5% are casual
42.4% are both part-time and casual
Employees that work on State awards typically gain a flow-on wage rise from the federal case. In 2004 the federal minimum wage increase of $19 a week flowed on to WA on 3rd June 2004