New pay rates from 1 July 2019 (ESKi / website)

23-June-2019

As of 1 July 2019:

the new pay rates apply from the first pay period that starts on or after 1 July.
For example; if your pay week is Monday to Sunday, the new minimum wages start to apply from Monday 1 July.
the high income threshold is $148,900 per annum from 1 July 2019.

The individual pages and tools listed have been updated – you can read through them and/or download.

We have also listed recent updates below (last 12 months) for ease of reference.

From 1 July 2019:

Recent updates

– Hiring people from overseas (web page) – updates across a number of visas including:
Labour Agreement – some updates April 2019; Visa subclass 417 & 462 – July 2019; TSS Visa subclass 482 – March 2019
– FAQ: Backpacker fact sheet (inc third year working holiday visa information) – July 2019
– Contract templates with family and domestic violence leave (also in ESKi, Employing Someone section) –
updated Dec 2018 / Feb 2019
– National Employment Standards – Dec 2018
– Requests for flexible working arrangements – Dec 2018
– Long Service Leave (Victoria) – applies from 1 Nov 2018
– Termination (high income threshold) and paying out notice provisions were amended – Nov 2018
– Employees: Casual conversion – applies from 1 Oct 2018
– Family and domestic violence leave – August 2018

Keep an eye out on the website for page titles and links to sections that say “Updated”.

Download: FAQ tackling pay rates fact sheet

Download: Pastoral Award 2010 (marked up) – look for 20 June 2019 at the top of the document.

Download: National Employment Standards (from the Fair Work Act 2009 – back of your ESKi folder) – Dec 2018.

ESKi updates are electronic and sent to the email address you provided when you received your folder.

The following table has the PREVIOUS pay rates (from 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019).