This report presents interim findings from a longitudinal qualitative research project that examines the factors that lead to and result from award reliance in higher and professional award classification employment. The interim report provides in-depth qualitative analysis from the first phase of the project which included 30 award-reliant employees in higher award classification employment, including...

This report presents the findings of a qualitative longitudinal study examining the impact of the minimum wage increase afforded by the Annual Wage Review 2009–10 Decision on a sample of minimum wage-reliant enterprises and their employees.The study focused on enterprises in the Community Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Hospitality industries. The paper is divided into three...

This paper presents the views and experiences of minimum wage-reliant employee participants and employers of minimum wage-reliant workers from a mix of metropolitan and regional locations across all states and territories. The research comprised two phases of focus group, in-depth interview and online discussion forum data collections. The first phase (conducted in November and December...

This report considers explanations for why data show adult employees earning below the hourly Federal Minimum Wage (FMW), including whether identifiable categories of employees fall into this group, and the extent to which this phenomenon is due to data problems. The three main data sources used were the Survey of Employment Arrangements, Retirement and Superannuation...

This research paper provides an historical perspective on the consideration of equal remuneration principles as it relates to minimum wage setting. The paper consists of four sections: an overview of the relevant legislative provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) which consider ‘the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal or comparable value’...