‘Less reliable workforce, less productivity’

THE introduction of a minimum wage for horticulture workers will hit productivity, warns Member for Mallee Anne Webster, but the Australian Workers Union says it will attract local workers to the industry. A minimum hourly wage guarantee of $25.41 will come into effect for all pieceworkers in just over seven weeks’ time. Under the changes, beginning on April […]

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