Australia's lowest paid workers receive $16 a week wage increase

By Nick Toscano
Updated June 3 2015 - 10:14am, first published June 2 2015 - 7:16pm
The increase will affect people on the minimum wage and award-rate workers including low-paid cleaners, retail and hospitality staff, childcare workers, farm labourers and factory workers. Photo: Louie Douvis
The increase will affect people on the minimum wage and award-rate workers including low-paid cleaners, retail and hospitality staff, childcare workers, farm labourers and factory workers. Photo: Louie Douvis
The increase will affect people on the minimum wage and award-rate workers including low-paid cleaners, retail and hospitality staff, childcare workers, farm labourers and factory workers. Photo: Louie Douvis
The increase will affect people on the minimum wage and award-rate workers including low-paid cleaners, retail and hospitality staff, childcare workers, farm labourers and factory workers. Photo: Louie Douvis
The increase will affect people on the minimum wage and award-rate workers including low-paid cleaners, retail and hospitality staff, childcare workers, farm labourers and factory workers. Photo: Louie Douvis
The increase will affect people on the minimum wage and award-rate workers including low-paid cleaners, retail and hospitality staff, childcare workers, farm labourers and factory workers. Photo: Louie Douvis
The increase will affect people on the minimum wage and award-rate workers including low-paid cleaners, retail and hospitality staff, childcare workers, farm labourers and factory workers. Photo: Louie Douvis
The increase will affect people on the minimum wage and award-rate workers including low-paid cleaners, retail and hospitality staff, childcare workers, farm labourers and factory workers. Photo: Louie Douvis
Cleaner Gamal Babiker, 61 says the extra $16 a week will do nothing to ease financial pressure. Photo: Jason South
Cleaner Gamal Babiker, 61 says the extra $16 a week will do nothing to ease financial pressure. Photo: Jason South
Cleaner Gamal Babiker, 61 says the extra $16 a week will do nothing to ease financial pressure. Photo: Jason South
Cleaner Gamal Babiker, 61 says the extra $16 a week will do nothing to ease financial pressure. Photo: Jason South
Cleaner Gamal Babiker, 61 says the extra $16 a week will do nothing to ease financial pressure. Photo: Jason South
Cleaner Gamal Babiker, 61 says the extra $16 a week will do nothing to ease financial pressure. Photo: Jason South
Cleaner Gamal Babiker, 61 says the extra $16 a week will do nothing to ease financial pressure. Photo: Jason South
Cleaner Gamal Babiker, 61 says the extra $16 a week will do nothing to ease financial pressure. Photo: Jason South

Australia's 1.8 million lowest paid workers will receive the smallest minimum wage increase in years, rising by 2.5 per cent or $16 a week.

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