The Award free minimum pay rates for award free employees is a summary of the current rates of pay, working hours and leave arrangements for employees not covered by a WA award.
The yearly State Wage Case sets the minimum pay and award wages. Pay increases usually apply from the beginning of the first pay period that starts on or after 1 July each year.
On 12 June 2024 the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) issued the 2025 State Wage Case decision increasing the minimum rates of pay from the beginning of the first pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2025. The details of the decision are on the State Wage Case decision page.
The Previous years minimum pay rates for award free employees publication contains rates of pay for the previous 6 years for employees not covered by a WA award.
These documents apply to award free employees, including apprentices and trainees, in the state industrial relations system.
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