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The Australian Fair Pay Commission (Commission) is an independent body responsible for adjusting federal minimum and classification wages to promote the economic prosperity of the people of Australia. The Commission undertakes ongoing research and consultation programs to ensure its wage-setting decisions take into account economic and social circumstances of low-paid Australians and their employers. The information gathered through stakeholder meetings and site visits has been supplemented by a program of targeted focus group consultations and a series of interactive online discussion forums. The Commission engaged TNS Social Research to conduct the focus groups and online discussion forums. The purpose of the consultations is to explore the views of a broad cross-section of the Australian community in relation to minimum wages. This knowledge is used by the Commission during its minimum wage review. It also assists the Commission to monitor the impacts of its wage-setting decisions on the general population. The timing of the consultations, being prior to the July 2008 Minimum Wage Decision, allows this report to inform the 2008 Minimum Wage Review. This report presents the findings from the focus groups and online discussion forums.

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