2009 Wage Review heeds need for restraint
DESPITE the Australian economy faring better than most, mounting unemployment pressures continue to depress the domestic market. These pressures weighed heavily in today’s Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) wage freeze decision, consistent with the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF’s) submission. Australian farmers, who employ some 300,000 Australians directly on farms, urged a wage freeze for the […]