State Wage Case 2016 [2016] NSWIRComm 12

State Wage Case 2016 [2016] NSWIRComm 12

The Commission approved and confirmed the agreed orders and revised Wage Fixing Principles, determining that the Minimum Wage Panel's National decision applies in NSW, with adjustment rates set at 2.4% and 2.5% according to award grouping and policy considerations. A full review of Wage Fixing Principles is deferred to 2017.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 November 2016
Procedural Posture
State Wage Case / Orders and Reasons for Decision
Outcome
Orders made confirming proposed general orders and revised Wage Fixing Principles.
Legal Topics
['state Wage Case' 'wage Fixing Principles' 'general Orders' 'minimum Wage Adjustment']
['industrial Law'] ['state Wage Case' 'wage Fixing Principles' 'general Orders' 'minimum Wage Adjustment']

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Procedural Posture

State Wage Case / Orders and Reasons for Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether to make general orders and adjustments to Wage Fixing Principles following the National minimum wage decision' 'Extent of required review or amendment to Wage Fixing Principles']

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission approved and confirmed the agreed orders and revised Wage Fixing Principles, determining that the Minimum Wage Panel's National decision applies in NSW, with adjustment rates set at 2.4% and 2.5% according to award grouping and policy considerations. A full review of Wage Fixing Principles is deferred to 2017.

Court Disposition

Orders made confirming proposed general orders and revised Wage Fixing Principles.

Orders

  • ['Orders made in terms of Annexure 1 to the decision, confirming the general orders sought by consent and the revised Wage Fixing Principles attached as Annexure A.']