More Queensland construction workers to get at least $200k a year

The Queensland government has increased the minimum pay for the average construction worker on civil projects to more than $200,000 a year and extended its coverage to more works.

The Miles government’s latest Best Practice Industry Conditions for transport will cover rail and road projects worth up to $890 million where it requires contractors pay CW5 construction workers $191,086 a year and up to $201,694 when counting income protection and redundancy fund pay, an industry analysis found.