One of the big things that the Fair Work Commission said today is that they recognize that previous inflation after COVID left low-paid workers behind where they were in 2021 and so today they've decided not just that people should keep up with cost of living with inflation, but start to continue to get ahead, and that's really, really welcome."Meanwhile, employer groups were calling for a more modest increase, arguing that a 6 per cent rise would further pressure businesses and lead to higher insolvencies.The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry was recommending a 3.5 per cent increase, arguing that underlying inflation - which was 3.4 per cent in April - was a better benchmark.Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Policy Chief David Alexander says businesses will struggle with this outcome."For some small businesses, this will be too much to bear, so they're being asked to wear an increase in their wage costs of four point seven five percent When it comes to these cost of living pressures that Australians are confronting right now w e see decent pay as part of the solution, not part of the problem, and so we're pleased to see those cost of living pressures recognised by the Commission in this very welcome decision."While the decision impacts around one in five employees and only amounts to 11.2 per cent of the national wages bill, economists say the decision may influence pay rise claims across all sectors.Shadow Defence Minister James Paterson told Sky News that this decision was necessary but not sustainable."I’ll never begrudge a pay rise for Australian workers and I understand why in Labor’s high inflation environment this is necessary to stop Australian workers going even further backwards than they already have over the last four years