Australian employers say ‘excessive’ minimum wage rise in line with inflation could lead to recession

Employer groups have called on the Fair Work Commission to ‘exercise restraint and caution’ over a rise in the minimum wage. Photograph: Flavio Brancaleone/AAP

Employers have warned that an “excessive” 7% minimum wage rise in line with inflation advocated by unions could tip Australia into recession.

It comes as the Albanese government has argued the Fair Work Commission should “ensure the real wages of Australia’s low-paid workers do not go backwards”.