The Fair Work Commission has awarded pay rises of up to 30 per cent to hundreds of thousands of early childhood workers and health professionals in landmark decisions to try to fix gender imbalances in key industries dominated by women.
The rulings handed down on Wednesday covering five “priority” awards are a response to the Albanese government’s new equity objective it introduced into the Fair Work Act in 2022 and requires the commission to consider gender in all its pay decisions.
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