Wage Determination and Trends in Australia

Pay and employment conditions were historically set in Australia by "awards", awards are legally enforceable determinations made by federal or state industrial tribunals that set the terms of employment usually in a particular industry or occupation, sometimes these awards supplemented by industrial agreements negotiated by trade unions and employers or employer organisations. Another method of wage determination is Individual Contracts (individual agreements) this is where the terms of employment are set and are agreed to by the individual rather than on behalf of the individual. …