Hospitality Wage Costs After the 2026 Award Increase
The 4.75% award increase landed on an industry already running thin margins and elevated insolvency. Here is the labour cost percentage that actually works, and how to get there.
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The 2026-27 Award Increase: What +4.75% Actually Costs You
Award rates rose 4.75% and the minimum wage 5.97% to $26.44/hr from 1 July 2026. The headline percentage understates the real cost by roughly a third.