Tag: Minimum wage
Bishops welcome minimum wage increase
Australia's Catholic bishops have welcomed the Fair Work Commission's decision to increase the national minimum wage, saying the rise will provide relief for workers struggling with the rising cost of living.
Minimum wage rise of 5 per cent is warranted, say bishops
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has argued for a 5 per cent rise in the national minimum wage.
Catholic bishops call for Australia’s largest national minimum wage increase second...
Archdiocese of Sydney social justice facilitator Dr Michael Walker said a rise in the minimum wage was 'critical' to arrest the decline in workers' real wages
Bishops slam minimum wage rise of $13 a day
The national pay increase will not meaningfully help the working poor, particularly those with children.
Church, welfare leaders call out wage crisis
The minimum wage situation is in crisis, say Church and welfare leaders who are sounding the alarm on the impossible situation of Australia’s low-income...
Catholic leaders respond to Budget
Catholic organisations are reacting strongly after the release of the 2019 Federal Budget.
Bishops call for a living wage
Children bear the brunt of falls in the value of the minimum wage, bishops told national body.
