Changes to Supported Employment Services Award
Published 11 May 2023 | Updated 1 July 2023
Minimum wages increase from 1 July 2023
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2023:
- the National Minimum Wage increased to $882.80 per week or $23.23 per hour
- award minimum wages increased by 5.75%.
You can now find these new rates in our Pay and Conditions Tool and Pay guides.
Learn more at Minimum wages increase from 1 July 2023.
The Supported Employment Services (SES) Award changed from 30 June 2023.
Included were changes to:
- minimum rates
- classifications
- supported wage assessments.
On this page:
Learn more about the changes
We have detailed information about these award changes at SES Award pay rates, including:
- who the changes apply to
- minimum rates for employees with disability covered by the SES Award
- new rules for supported wage assessments.
Go to our Supported Employment Services Award pay rates page now.
We have an easy read version of our new page: New rules about your job – changes to the Supported Employment Services Award. Use this resource to understand the updated rules simply and easily.
New tools and resources
Need help understanding and explaining classifications in the SES Award?
Our Classification guide for the Supported Employment Services Award will help you classify your employees.
Employers should tell an employee what their classification is.
Our Template for writing an Easy Read letter will help you explain classifications, supported wage assessments, and pay to your employees.
More information
These changes are because of decisions made by the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) to vary the award. The Commission is the national workplace tribunal.
If you want to access the Commission’s decisions on these changes, go to Supported Employment Services Award review (AM2014/286).
