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Wageline now has available the 1 July 2023 versions of its WA award summaries which include the new rates of pay that will apply from the first pay period on or after 1 July 2023, and has published the new state minimum rates of pay for award free employees.
Visit www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/awardsummaries for the July 2023 award summaries
Visit www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/minimumpayrates for the new minimum rates for award free employees.
The state minimum wage and all WA award rates of pay are increasing by 5.3% from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2023. The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission issued the 2023 State Wage Case decision on 16 June 2023.
This pay rate increase only applies to employers and employees in the state industrial relations system. It covers businesses and organisations which operate as:
If the business or organisation is in the national industrial relations system, visit the Fair Work Ombudsman website for information on pay rate increases.
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