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https://www.workchronicles.com/p/comic-the-hazing-cycle

#JuniorPay #minimumwage #workingPoor

Fair Work Commission finally - 53 years late - abolished junior rates of pay in retail, fast food and pharmacies industries. Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union #RAFFWU, on calling for the scrapping of the junior rate of pay, how the system continues to be rigged against young workers.

https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/junior-rates

Junior Wage (small) Change https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/workplace-laws/award-changes/major-award-changes/junior-wage-changes-to-retail-fast-food-and-pharmacy-awards

#LivingWage
https://raffwu.org.au/campaigns/industry/living-wages/

#3CR #CommunityRadio. #JuniorPay #minimumwage #workingpoor

Up From 13 to 15 ?https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/qld-unions-push-to-raise-minimum-age-for-child-employment/106520898

#Capitalism #Juniorpay #labourmovement #minimumwage #workingpoor #youthwages

53+ years of #wagetheft Unfair

“Junior pay rates" applied to people below the age of 21, meaning 18-year-olds were paid 70 per cent of the award rate, 80 per cent for 19-year-olds and 90 per cent for 20-year-olds.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/fair-work-comission-junior-pay-rates-retail-fast-food/106514948

(Notes:
1973, Australia’s voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 by the Labor Government.
1 July 2025, National Minimum Wage $24.95 per hour or $948 per week.)

Context:
https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/junior-pay-rates

#Capitalism #juniorpay #minimumwage #wages #workingpoor