Govt hikes minimum wage 3.3% to $15.75/hour

Govt hikes minimum wage 3.3% to $15.75/hour
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Jan. 24 (BusinessDesk) - Workplace Relations Minister Michael Woodhouse today announced the minimum wage will rise 50 cents from April 1 to $15.75 per hour, or about 53 percent of the average hourly rate.  The 3.3 percent increase will directly benefit 119,500 people, or 4.8 percent of people employed, Woodhouse said in a statement. In 2016, when the rate was raised 50 cents to $15.25, 152,700 directly benefited, or 6.4 percent of the workforce at the time, of which 74,900 were on $14.75 an hour.  The starting out and tr...