Australian annual wage rises under all enterprise agreements struck in the second quarter of 2009 averaged 3.9%, down from 4.6% in the first quarter, the Department of Employment additionally reported.
In the private sector, annual wage rises under enterprise agreements certified in the second quarter averaged 4.0%, down from 4.6% in the first quarter. For public sector employees, the average annual wage increase under enterprise agreements struck in the three months to June 30 was 3.9%, down from 4.3% in the first quarter.
The data refers to annual wages growth agreed to under federal enterprise agreements reached by direct negotiation between employers and employees. The figures don't account for wage rises gained under state-based agreements.
The department also reported that annual wage rises under all current enterprise agreements averaged 4.1% in the second quarter, unchanged from the first quarter.
For private sector employees, wage rises under all agreements averaged 4.1% in the second quarter, up from 4.0% in the first quarter, while in the public sector the average wage rise for all agreements was 4.1% in the second quarter compared with 4.2% in the first quarter.