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The SDA's campaign to remove junior rates for retail & fast food workers aged 18 and over

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The SDA's campaign to remove junior rates for retail & fast food workers aged 18 and over

The SDA has lodged a groundbreaking case in the Fair Work Commission to abolish junior rates of pay for workers aged 18 years and older.

Our case is also seeking to lift the rates of pay for most workers under the age of 18.

For too long, young workers have discriminated against because of their age.

So we’re doing something about it.

Our case will seek to amend the retail, fast food, and pharmacy awards to remove the reduced rate of pay – 70% for 18 years old, 80% for 19 years old, and in fast food and pharmacy the 90% rate for 20-year-olds- so that all adults receive the adult wage.

We also seeking to lift the under 16 years old rate to 50% and the 17 year old to 75%.

If you’re on an Enterprise Agreement that has junior rates and our case is successful, the minimum legal rates will be lifted as well.

Our message is clear: If you’re of Adult Age, you should earn an Adult Wage.

How can you support the campaign to lift wages for younger workers?

The SDA can’t do this alone.

We need to send a really strong message to the Fair Work Commission and employers that you support removing junior rates of pay.

Workers of all ages can support our campaign for change.

 

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Adult Age = Adult Wage

The SDA's campaign to remove junior rates for retail & fast food workers aged 18 and over

key progress

 

 

The SDA's campaign to remove junior rates for retail & fast food workers aged 18 and over

The SDA has lodged a groundbreaking case in the Fair Work Commission to abolish junior rates of pay for workers aged 18 years and older.

Our case is also seeking to lift the rates of pay for most workers under the age of 18.

For too long, young workers have discriminated against because of their age.

So we’re doing something about it.

Our case will seek to amend the retail, fast food, and pharmacy awards to remove the reduced rate of pay – 70% for 18 years old, 80% for 19 years old, and in fast food and pharmacy the 90% rate for 20-year-olds- so that all adults receive the adult wage.

We also seeking to lift the under 16 years old rate to 50% and the 17 year old to 75%.

If you’re on an Enterprise Agreement that has junior rates and our case is successful, the minimum legal rates will be lifted as well.

Our message is clear: If you’re of Adult Age, you should earn an Adult Wage.

How can you support the campaign to lift wages for younger workers?

The SDA can’t do this alone.

We need to send a really strong message to the Fair Work Commission and employers that you support removing junior rates of pay.

Workers of all ages can support our campaign for change.

 

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