Impor­tant Work­place Rela­tions Changes Effec­tive 1 July 2026

Employ­ers and employ­ees alike should be aware of impor­tant changes in the work­place rela­tions are­na, effec­tive 1 July 2026. From that date:

• the high income thresh­old for unfair dis­missal claims will increase to $190,100 per annum (from the present $183,100 per annum) and the com­pen­sa­tion lim­it will be $95,050 (equiv­a­lent to 6 months of the revised high income thresh­old amount) for dis­missals occur­ring on or after 1 July 2026
• the fil­ing fee for unfair dis­missal, gen­er­al pro­tec­tions and bul­ly­ing and sex­u­al harass­ment at work appli­ca­tions will increase to $92.70
• there will be a 4.75% increase to min­i­mum award wages
• the min­i­mum wage will increase to $1004.90 per week (or $26.44 per hour)
• the min­i­mum super­an­nu­a­tion guar­an­tee per­cent­age will remain at 12%. There are, how­ev­er, a range of oth­er changes in rela­tion to super­an­nu­a­tion (that also com­mence on 1 July 2026), includ­ing when super­an­nu­a­tion is payable, about which employ­ers should make them­selves aware (but fall out­side the scope of this article).