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sec.142General requirement about minimum wages
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### sec.142 General requirement about minimum wages
To the extent the commission’s powers under this chapter relate to setting, varying or revoking minimum wages in a modern award, the commission must establish and maintain minimum wages that are fair and just.
For subsection (1) , the commission must have regard to the following—
the prevailing employment conditions of employees covered by the modern award;
the matters mentioned in section 141 (2) (a) to (d) and (f) ;
providing a comprehensive range of fair minimum wages to—
young employees; and
employees engaged as apprentices and trainees; and
employees with a disability.
(sec.142-ssec.1) To the extent the commission’s powers under this chapter relate to setting, varying or revoking minimum wages in a modern award, the commission must establish and maintain minimum wages that are fair and just.
(sec.142-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the commission must have regard to the following— the prevailing employment conditions of employees covered by the modern award; the matters mentioned in section 141 (2) (a) to (d) and (f) ; providing a comprehensive range of fair minimum wages to— young employees; and employees engaged as apprentices and trainees; and employees with a disability.
- (a) the prevailing employment conditions of employees covered by the modern award;
- (b) the matters mentioned in section 141 (2) (a) to (d) and (f) ;
- (c) providing a comprehensive range of fair minimum wages to— (i) young employees; and (ii) employees engaged as apprentices and trainees; and (iii) employees with a disability.
- (i) young employees; and
- (ii) employees engaged as apprentices and trainees; and
- (iii) employees with a disability.
- (i) young employees; and
- (ii) employees engaged as apprentices and trainees; and
- (iii) employees with a disability.