PHOTO: NFF President Tony Mahar. Source: NFF.
The National Farmers Federation says high labour costs and an uncertain global economic agriculture outlook must be considered by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) when determining the minimum wage in the next financial year.
The FWC has been taking submissions from the nation’s leading industry, union, and advocacy groups as it conducts its annual region review.
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Chief Executive Officer Tony Mahar said the FWC must “strike a balance” between workers’ needs and a farm businesses’ capacity to pay for a wage increase…