However, the remaining awards listed below are due for their minimum wage increase from 1 October 2022:
- Air Pilots Award 2020
- Aircraft Cabin Crew Award 2020
- Airline Operations – Ground Staff Award 2020
- Airport Employees Award 2020
- Air services Australia Enterprise Agreement 2016
- Alpine Resorts Award 2020
- Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020
- Marine Tourism and Charter Vessels Award 2020
- Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2020
- Restaurant Industry Award 2020
Employment relations experts, Employsure, who represent over 31,000 businesses across Australia and New Zealand are ready to assist businesses to navigate the complex changes that will take effect as of 1 October 2022.
Businesses across the country are experiencing a perfect storm of headwinds including record inflation, staff shortages, cost of living pressures, interest rate rises and decreased consumer confidence leading to increased speculation of a recession.
Hospitality and restaurant businesses will be hit even harder as they have the additional stress of coping with public holiday entitlements due to the upcoming Labour Day long weekend in New South Wales, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory and South Australia.
“Our internal call data and experience demonstrate that one of the most common ways for employers to find themselves in trouble is an unintentional underpayment of wages.
The October deadline for the adult minimum wage increase is just days away and businesses in the Aviation, Hospitality and Tourism industries remain confused as to what their obligations are to their workers.
“Our 24-hour advice line is experiencing high call volumes with employers around the country unsure of what they should be paying.” said Employsure CEO, David Price. And a lot of this comes from not understanding the nuance that separates the various national and state-based awards.” But they need help and certainty to get them through these difficult times.” Without a doubt, SME’s are the backbone of Australia’s economy. When they do well, so does the country.
[1]Most increases to Modern Award minimum wages took effect from 1 July 2022.
