The new cap will be indexed in line with average
weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE), rounded down to the nearest $ 2,500.
Other official labour cost data based on wage - bill measures, such as average
weekly ordinary time earnings and average earnings from the national accounts, paint a similar picture, identifying firm wage outcomes but giving little indication of an acceleration of aggregate wages growth.
Not exact matches
Average
weekly earnings data for May showed a sharp increase in
ordinary -
time earnings growth, although the quality of this series as an indicator of wage growth over the short term is poor.
Average
weekly ordinary -
time earnings of full -
time adults (AWOTE) grew by 1.3 per cent in the March quarter, to be 4.6 per cent higher over the year.
Wage rates, as measured by average
weekly ordinary -
time earnings of adults working full
time (AWOTE), increased by 1.3 per cent in the three months to February and by 4.6 per cent over the year (Graph 19).
For
ordinary garnishments (i.e., those not for support, bankruptcy, or any state or federal tax), the
weekly amount may not exceed the lesser of two figures: 25 percent of the employee's disposable earnings, or the amount by which an employee's disposable earnings are greater than 30
times the federal minimum wage (currently $ 7.25 an hour).»