Fair Pay Commission

YEAR 11 ECONOMICS

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

 

AUSTRALIAN FAIR PAY COMMISSION www.fairpay.gov.au

 

Task 1

• Use the AFPC website
• Go to About the Commission
• Write the five things that the AFPC will do?

 

Task 2

• From the home page of the AFPC write down the Decision Announcement for Oct 2006

 

Task 3

• Use the AFPC website
• Go to Minimum Wage Decision Oct 2006
• Go to Executive Summary
• Scroll to Promoting Economic Prosperity
• Write down the five factors taken into account when the decision was made.

 

Task 4

• Go to Minimum Wage Decision Oct 2006
• Go to Fact sheet
• Go to Junior employees and employees to whom training arrangements apply

 

• Scroll down and answer the question ‘What does an increase in the minimum wage mean for junior workers?’

 

Task 5

• Go to The Commissioners
• Name the five Commissioners and read their history
• Name one important aspect that each commissioner will bring to the AFPC (write in sentences)

 

Task 6

• For the unions point of view got to www.rightsatwork.com.au
• Go to The Facts
• Go to ‘Fair Pay ‘ Commission
• Read the unions view of the AFPC.