{"id":66073,"date":"2025-08-05T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?p=66073"},"modified":"2025-09-03T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T00:00:16","slug":"member-workshop-understanding-award-wage-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/articles\/member-workshop-understanding-award-wage-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMBER WORKSHOP: AWARD WAGE INCREASES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"66073\" class=\"elementor elementor-66073\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cac7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72cac7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1785154 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1785154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Learn all about the 2025 award wage increase and how to make sure you&#8217;re getting the 3.5% pay rise.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-957e961 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"957e961\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80f28a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f80f28a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/member-workshop-award-wages-aug-2025.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-66080\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/member-workshop-award-wages-aug-2025.png 1024w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/member-workshop-award-wages-aug-2025-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551bdab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"551bdab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d0e82 elementor-align-center sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"78d0e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/workshops\/award-wage-increases\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WATCH NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539af97 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"539af97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our August Member Workshop, UWU Lead Industrial Officer Rhys James answered members&#8217; questions on award wages, enterprise agreements, pay rates and pay increases.<\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/workshops\/award-wage-increases\/\">Watch the full session now (available FREE for members)<\/a>&#8211;<\/p><p>Rhys covered the 2025 Minimum and Award Wage increases and how to figure out if you\u2019re covered by the<\/p><ul><li>National Minimum Wage,<\/li><li>an Award,<\/li><li>an agreement or<\/li><li>a contract.<\/li><\/ul><p>He also outlined how union bargaining agreements are affected by increases to Minimum and Award wages, and how EBAs are created and maintained.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818ffc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"818ffc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247111f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"247111f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>United Workers Union runs FREE monthly workshops exclusive for members. <\/b><b style=\"font-family: inherit; 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