Wages

One third of Australians are calling for the tax to be abolished as some buyers are forced to fork out six months of their income to pay stamp duty.

Australians in these specific roles saw their pay increase by up to 27 per cent.

Retailers are warning back-to-school shopping supplies are running low as a major industrial dispute drags on.

The average Australian worker misses out on more than $11,000 in wages ever year due to unpaid overtime.

Australian wages have recorded the largest quarterly growth in the 26-year history of the Wage Price Index, but still remain below the level of inflation.

Lower-income people pay up to one-and-a-half times more for the same services than others, a new report found.

New analysis has found 1.3 million workers have been underpaid across the country since 2009.

Wages growth in Australia has slowed, fuelling hopes that the Reserve Bank will once again keep interest rates on hold in September.

Bosses in Australia gained an average 15 per cent base pay rise, new research released today showed.

The new bargaining laws come into effect today and will allow workers in the low cost injuries to band together for a pay rise.

The cost of the supermarket giant's employee underpayment review has ballooned to $50 million following a class action by workers.

Despite the significant jump, workers won't see a 'real value' increase thanks to soaring inflation.

While Aussies are seeing more cash in their pockets, continued growth could spell bad news for mortgage holders when the RBA meets next month.

Amid the news of a surplus is something that will have a more tangible effect on Australians' bank balances: forecasts that wages growth will start outpacing inflation.

If you've entered that search into Google in the past year, you're not alone, exclusive data obtained by 9news.com.au has revealed.

Unions are pushing for a $57 dollar a week wage increase, but business groups warn that could see stores close.

A shocking new study has revealed individual losses of up to $40,000 in some industries.

With inflation stubbornly high, wage growth stagnate and rental prices on the rise, Australians are feeling the pinch in a way many have never experienced before.

Australian wages are surging but trailing far behind inflation, leaving workers worse off overall, according to data taken from job ads around the country.

If you ask the ATO what the average worker in Australia makes, they'd say $63,882. But if you make less than that and feel pretty average, don't fret.

Australian workers have had the biggest end-of-year wage growth in a decade, according to new data released by the Bureau of Statistics.

Most employees will ask their boss for a raise at one time or another throughout their career, but if you work in one of these professions, you may already been in front of the pack.

Australia's job market continues to remain tight with almost no change to the headline figures over the Christmas break.

Australians have received a pay rise - but it's not enough to cover the soaring cost of living.

The Federal Government has made a concession in a fight over fair pay as Australian workers prepare for another week.

A combination of high construction demand and a shortage of skilled workers has shot wages up.

The case will be one of the biggest in Australian history if it is successful.

Australia's wages are going up across the board, but with inflation continuing its upwards spiral, it's still effectively a pay cut.

Men out earn women across every generation, with the largest gender pay gap appearing between the ages of 55 and 64, a new report has found.

Minimum wage up $40 a week; AEMO halts energy trading after days of power supply chaos; Federal Court approves Crown takeover.

Australia's minimum wage has risen by an inflation-beating 5.2 per cent to $21.38 an hour or $812.60 a week.

Members of Parliament are getting a pay rise, after a decision made by the independent Renumeration Tribunal.

Australian wages have grown at less than half the rate of inflation, resulting in a real pay cut to workers of around 2.7 per cent.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has given his "absolute" backing to a wage increase in line with inflation rates.

Thousands of children will spend today at home, as the union fights for an annual pay rise above 2.5 per cent amid inflation surges across the country.

Thousands of children in New South Wales will spend today at home as teachers walk off the job for the second time in six months.

Labor has maintained its attack on the Coalition's record on wages growth today ahead of tonight's Federal Budget.

Coles Supermarkets has been accused of underpaying more than 7500 salaried employees a total of $115 million over a three-year period.

Westpac has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman after it was revealed it had underpaid thousands of employees a total of $6 million.

A US-based economist revolutionised ideas about the minimum wage and immigration.

Australia's unemployment rate is plummeting, falling 0.4 percentage points to 5.1 per cent in May 2021.

This means for a full-time employee working 38 hours the minimum wage is now $20.33 per hour or $772.6 per week.

The average salary in Australia is now just over $60,000, new data from the Australian Tax Office has revealed.

Fashion chain Zara's finances have come under the spotlight, as the company revealed it had underpaid Australian store workers $2.6 million.

A bubble tea shop worker who was filmed in a violent altercation with a customer in Adelaide has now claimed she and a co-worker are the victims of wage theft.

The federal government will consider scrapping a series of already-legislated increases to Australia's superannuation guarantee after an independent review found the rise would hurt workers' living standards.

Major convenience and fuel franchiser 7-Eleven has paid out $173 million in underpayments to employees after investigations found the company had been underpaying their staff.

The decision has been described as "a historic victory, which will directly benefit 30,000 workers, two-thirds of whom are women.

It's hoped the return to work will see a backlog of containers begin to clear amid fears of Christmas shortages.

Frontline public service workers say they'll be left struggling after their usual pay increase was cut to a fraction of itself.