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Sick of low pay? This is when you will see your real wages finally lift
Key PointsTreasurer Jim Chalmers says the cost of living package in the May budget is designed to push down inflation.Forecasts have suggested Australians' pay packets could start growing faster than consumer prices by early 2024.In the December quarter, the wage price index grew 3.3 per cent; well below inflation of 7.8 per cent.Australian workers can
Low Wages and Pandemic Gut Staffing Support for Those With Disabilities
Ernestine “Erma” Bryant likes her job, but the pay is a problem. She works in a caregiver role as a “direct support professional” in Tifton, Georgia, helping people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities with basic functions such as dressing, bathing and eating. Bryant said it’s fulfilling work. “You can help people be successful —…