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Pay rates increase 1 July

WA award and minimum pay rates increase for state system employers and employees on 1 July 2023.

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Report wage theft

Wage theft is the deliberate underpayment of wages or entitlements to a worker.

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Family and domestic violence

Paid leave and workplace support for public sector employees

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Long service leave

Information for WA private sector businesses and employees covered by the Long Service Leave Act.

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Labour Relations

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Contract Cleaner Award - Coverage clause updated

The Area and Scope clause of the state Contract Cleaners Award has been updated to improve clarity about coverage of this WA award. This change, which is...

Children working at the 2023 Perth Royal Show

The 2023 Perth Royal Show is being held in late September. There are laws which set restrictions on what ages children can work in Western Australia which...

King’s Birthday public holiday information for 2023

Monday, 25 September 2023 is the King’s Birthday public holiday in Western Australia.   Wageline has published public holiday information for state system...

Long service leave when a business changes ownership

Under the WA Long Service Leave Act, an employee’s entitlement to long service leave depends on the length of their continuous employment with a business or...

Making an underpayment complaint information now...

Wageline’s Making a complaint about underpayment of wages or entitlements page has helped many WA employees understand and follow the steps in the process...

Long service leave when employment ends

Under the WA Long Service Leave Act, after 7 years of continuous employment an employee may have an entitlement to payment of long service leave when their...

Infringement notices issued for not keeping employment...

Private Sector Labour Relations industrial inspectors have the power to issue state system employers a civil infringement notice, similar to an ‘on-the-spot...

Farm Employee Award and WA award summary updated

The state Farm Employees Award was updated by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) in May 2023, with the changes to the WA award...

Over $660,000 recovered in unpaid wages and entitlements

Industrial inspectors in Private Sector Labour Relations recovered $664,456 in unpaid wages and entitlements in the 2022/23 financial year. In the last 12...

New employment explainer videos

Wageline has just launched a series of new explainer videos which help WA employers and employees understand their rights and obligations under state...

WA award pay rates and the state minimum wage increased...

On 16 June 2023, the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission increased the state minimum wage and all pay rates in WA awards effective from the...

1 July 2023 pay rates now available on the Wageline website

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...

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