Daily economic round-upBY PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006 12:07PMThe Australian Fair Pay Commission yesterday increased the national minimum wage for low paid workers by $27.36 to $700 and by $22.04 for those above $700 in a decision that was supported by both major political parties and the union movement but opposed by employer groups. |
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