Wage Inflation Looms for Aussie Retailers as Junior Pay Rates Abolished -- Market Talk

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2305 GMT - The decision by Australia's Fair Work Commission to abolish junior pay rates for 18-to-20-year-olds by 2029 is likely to add to wage inflation, says Jefferies. That's bad news for many retailers. Analyst Michael Simotas expects an additional 50 basis points of wage inflation over FY27-30. Some retailers will be less affected than others given existing enterprise agreements. Jefferies says Wesfarmers's DIY chain Bunnings is best-positioned because it already pays employees aged at least 18 years an adult rate. "Kmart, Target, Officeworks, Supercheap Auto, Rebel, BCF, Macpac, Woolworths, Big W, and Coles have existing enterprise agreements which pay employees 20 years or older an adult rate," Jefferies says. "BWS and Dan Murphy's pays all employees, regardless of age, an adult rate." (david.winning@wsj.com; @dwinningWSJ)

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