14 March 2012

Annual Wage Review 2012

Fair Work Australia is undertaking the Annual Wage Review for 2012 to determine whether an increase in wages should be applied from 1 July 2012.  As part of the process the Tribunal considers the submissions made by interested parties and Governments.  Research undertaken on behalf of FWA about the prevailing economic climate is also taken into consideration before the tribunal makes its decision.  If an increase is to be  granted it will be effective from the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2012. 

View submissions on the Annual Wage Review website

 

The timetable for the review has been provided below.

Date	Event
March–June 2012	Annual wage review for the 2011–12 financial year
16 March 2012	Closing date for lodging submissions
27 April 2012	Closing date for lodging reply submissions and any submissions relating to data published after 16 March 2012
4 May 2012	Closing date for expressions of interest in taking part in the final consultations
11 May 2012*	Closing date for lodging supplementary submissions limited to matters arising from the Budget
14–18 May 2012	Final consultations (Melbourne)
21 May 2012	Consultations with the Australian Council of Trade Unions

* This date has been set on the assumption that the Budget for 2011–12 will be handed down on the second Tuesday of May, 8 May 2012, consistent with past practice.