Each year we review wages for employees in the national workplace relations system. This includes wages for employees with an award and those who are not covered by an award or enterprise agreement. At the end of the review process, the Commission issues the order that sets the rates.
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The National Minimum Wage Order is a result of the Commission’s Annual wage review.
The order comes into operation on 1 July each year and covers employees in the national system. The 2021 order applies to the employee’s first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2021.
The 2021 order
Read the National Minimum Wage Order 2021.
In its Annual Wage Review 2020–21 decision, the Commission's Expert Panel decided on an increase of 2.5% to:
- the national minimum wage
- award minimum wages
- minimum wages in most transitional instruments.
For full details, see Annual Wage Review 2020-21.
Previous orders and reviews
2020: National Minimum Wage Order 2020 and Annual Review 2019-20
2019: National Minimum Wage Order 2019 and Annual Review 2018-19
2018: National Minimum Wage Order 2018
2017: National Minimum Wage Order 2017
2016: National Minimum Wage Order 2016
2015: National Minimum Wage Order 2015
2014: National Minimum Wage Order 2014
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2013: National Minimum Wage Order 2013
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2012: National Minimum Wage Order 2012
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2011: National Minimum Wage Order 2011
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2010: National Minimum Wage Order 2010
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