Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 15-Apr-26

The ACTU has previously pushed for the Fair Work Commission to grant a pay rise of five per cent for people on the minimum wage and award wages in 2026. However, ACTU secretary Sally McManus has advised that the peak union body will now seek a higher wage increase, citing factors such as the Iran war’s impact on the cost of living. McManus also says that unions wil seek higher pay rises through enterprise bargaining as existing agreements expire and are renegotiated. Business groups have advocated a 3.5 per cent increase in the minimum wage.

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