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Minimum Wage to Increase by 3.5% from 1 July 2025: What Employers & Employees Need to Know

The Fair Work Commission has confirmed a 3.5% increase to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and modern award minimum wages, effective from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2025.

Is It Illegal Not to Have a Work Contract?

Under Australian law, there is no strict legal requirement for employment contracts to be in writing.

New Industrial Manslaughter Laws from 1 July 2024

As of 1 July 2024, under the New Industrial Manslaughter Laws, employers face up to 20 years in prison, or $18 million in fines, if they are found to have caused the death of a worker through a reckless or grossly negligent breach of health and safety duties.

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