The minimum wage is currently $15.51 A$/hour and applies to 38 hour week=$589.38
Lowering the minimum wage would not only affect adults it would also affect working teenagers.
The minimum wage for teenagers is a % of the national minimum wage and it reflects age as follows:: <16 years: 36.8%=$5.71/hour 16 years: 47.3%=$7.34/hour 17 years: 57.8%=$8.96/hour 18 years: 68.3%=$10.59/hour 19 years: 82.5%=$12.80/hour 20 years: 97.7%=$15.15/hour
Apprentice wages are also calculated as a % of the minimum wage and would be affected. The minimum wage is a % of the national minimum wage based on length of apprenticeship as follows: 1st year: 55%=$8.53/hour 2nd year: 65%=$10.08/hour 3rd year: 80%=$12.41/hour 4th year: 95%=$14.73/hour
My son is currently 1st year apprentice working for a builder. He slogs his arse off for his $8.53 an hour. He's also a non-smoker and only has a drink if he goes out on the weekend. With board and car costs there's not much left over.
Speaking of arses, it's Gina who needs to stop talking through hers!!
