Australian Fairpay Commission

The Workplace Authority is providing information on the Australian Fair Pay Commission’s (Commission’s) wage-setting decisions through the Workplace Infoline.

The Workplace Infoline on 1300 363 264 provides up to date information on wages and conditions to employees, employers, representative organisations and community groups.

On the Commission’s behalf, the Workplace Infoline will provide the following information about wage-setting decisions:

• what is included in a decision;
• when a decision takes effect;
• rates of pay increases as a result of a decision, and what is included in a rate of pay;
• increases to the standard Federal Minimum Wage (FMW);
• information for employers and employees under the federal jurisdiction who are affected by a decision;
• information for special Federal Minimum Wages, including junior employees, employees to whom training arrangements apply and employees with a disability; and
• information for casual and piece rate workers.

People with a hearing and/or speech impairment can contact the National Relay Service on 133 677 or freecall 1800 555 677.

If you need the assistance of an interpreter, please contact the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450, and ask to be connected to the Australian Fair Pay Commission on 1300 139 699.

Historical awards and agreements (those existing prior to the workplace relations reforms) are available through the WageNet website at www.wagenet.gov.au.

Information on the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and the Workplace Relations Regulations 2006 is available at www.workchoices.gov.au/ourplan/legislation.

If you would like to view the Commission’s decision in full, or check other fact sheets in this series, you can visit the Australian Fair Pay Commission website at www.fairpay.gov.au.