The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has conducted its annual review of the minimum wage for award and non-award employees and has ruled that the following will apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2015:
• A 2.5% increase to all modern award wage rates; and
• An increase to the national minimum wage for award/agreement free employees to $656.90 per week or $17.29 per hour.