Introduction
Each financial year the Commission reviews and sets minimum wages. The timetable for the Annual Wage Review 2021-22 will be published here.
Content
A statement [2022] FWC 263 was issued on 9 February 2022 confirmed the following timetable for the Annual Wage Review 2021–22.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2022 | Closing date for lodging initial and post-Budget submissions |
| 15 April–18 April 2022 | Easter |
| 6 May 2022 | Closing date for expressions of interest in taking part in the final consultations |
| 10 May 2022 | Closing date for lodging reply submissions and any submissions relating to data or research published after 1 April 2022 |
| 18 May 2022 |
Consultations via Microsoft teams |
| 3 June 2022 |
Closing date for lodging submissions regarding the National Accounts March quarter 2022 and closing date for the Australian Government to lodge its new submission [Note: This date has been set on the assumption that the ABS National Accounts data are released on the first Wednesday of June, 1 June 2022, consistent with usual practice] |
| 4pm (AEST) 8 June 2022 | Closing date for lodging reply submissions regarding the National Accounts March quarter 2022 and the Australian Government submission |