Restaurant owners call for minimum wage freeze as employer groups warn of job losses

Employer groups are resisting a push from unions and Labor to give the lowest-paid workers a wage rise.

Restaurant owners don't want to pay their staff any more. Source: AAP

Restaurant and cafe owners have called for a freeze on the minimum wage, as employer groups and the Prime Minister warn a union push for a "living wage" would cause job losses.

Restaurant and Catering Australia, which represents 45,000 businesses, wants the rate to remain at $18.93 an hour, or $719.20 a week.

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