Minimum wage estimates and adjustments in Australia since 1983

This document provides estimates of national minimum wage rates for Australia since 1983. Providing estimates is not always a straight forward matter. We have provided a brief account of each wage decision providing: an estimated weekly minimum wage; an estimated hourly minimum wage based on the rel...

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Main Authors: Cowie, Andrew, Jefferson, Therese
Format: Working Paper
Published: Centre for Research in Applied Economics, Curtin Business School 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12270
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description This document provides estimates of national minimum wage rates for Australia since 1983. Providing estimates is not always a straight forward matter. We have provided a brief account of each wage decision providing: an estimated weekly minimum wage; an estimated hourly minimum wage based on the relevant standard working week; the relevant dollar increase; and the relevant percentage increase. We have also provided a summary of relevant events and submission from each decision in an endeavour to provide some of the social and political context for each decision.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-122702017-01-30T11:29:44Z Minimum wage estimates and adjustments in Australia since 1983 Cowie, Andrew Jefferson, Therese wage decisions minimum wage rates This document provides estimates of national minimum wage rates for Australia since 1983. Providing estimates is not always a straight forward matter. We have provided a brief account of each wage decision providing: an estimated weekly minimum wage; an estimated hourly minimum wage based on the relevant standard working week; the relevant dollar increase; and the relevant percentage increase. We have also provided a summary of relevant events and submission from each decision in an endeavour to provide some of the social and political context for each decision. 2010 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12270 Centre for Research in Applied Economics, Curtin Business School fulltext
spellingShingle wage decisions
minimum wage rates
Cowie, Andrew
Jefferson, Therese
Minimum wage estimates and adjustments in Australia since 1983
title Minimum wage estimates and adjustments in Australia since 1983
title_full Minimum wage estimates and adjustments in Australia since 1983
title_fullStr Minimum wage estimates and adjustments in Australia since 1983
title_full_unstemmed Minimum wage estimates and adjustments in Australia since 1983
title_short Minimum wage estimates and adjustments in Australia since 1983
title_sort minimum wage estimates and adjustments in australia since 1983
topic wage decisions
minimum wage rates
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12270