Employ­ers and employ­ees alike should be aware of impor­tant changes in the work­place rela­tions are­na, effec­tive 1 July 2025. From that date:

  • the high income thresh­old for unfair dis­missal claims will increase to $183,100 per annum (from the present $175,000 per annum) and the com­pen­sa­tion lim­it will be $91,550 (equiv­a­lent to 6 months of the revised high income thresh­old amount) for dis­missals occur­ring on or after 1 July 2025
  • the fil­ing fee for unfair dis­missal, gen­er­al pro­tec­tions and bul­ly­ing and sex­u­al harass­ment at work appli­ca­tions will increase to $89.70
  • there will be a 3.5% increase to min­i­mum award wages
  • the min­i­mum wage will increase to $948 per week (or $24.95 per hour)
  • the min­i­mum super­an­nu­a­tion guar­an­tee per­cent­age will increase to 12%

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