Your Quick Guide to Pay Rate Changes from July 1st 2017
10/7/2017
New Pay rates apply from the first pay period on or after 1 July. For example, if your pay week is from Monday to Sunday, the new rates take effect from Monday 3 July.
The new pay rates apply from the first pay period that starts on or after 1 July.For example; if your pay week is Monday to Sunday, the new minimum wages start to apply from Monday 3 July.
The new national minimum wage will be $694.90 per week or $18.29 per hour.
the high income threshold is $142,000 per annum for 2017/18.
The quickest way to find out the updates to the Pastoral Award is to go to the Fairwork website and step through the P.A.C.T Pay Calculator questionnaire
In WA, the pay rates which apply depend on how you run your business. If you run your business with a company or a trust with a company as trustee, the Federal pay rates apply.
If you run your business as a sole trader or partnership or a trust with an individual as trustee, then state WA laws apply to you.
The current minimum weekly rate of pay for WA is $708.90 per week or $18.66 per hour from the first full pay period beginning on or after 1 July 2017 - view the WA pay rates here
