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Courts staff stuck in industrial stalemate
The Ministry of Justice is "extremely disappointed" at the Public Service Association's (PSA) rejection of a pay offer.
The Ministry of Justice is "extremely disappointed" at the Public Service Association's (PSA) rejection of a pay offer.
Even with two earners, Donna and Terry Victory struggle on below-average wages to feed themselves and their 14-year-old daughter.
The average household's income rose 5.2 per cent in the year ended June but its housing costs were almost unchanged.
More than 2700 hospital service workers around the country will strike this Friday over stalled wage negotiations.
Department bosses told those who don't perform face cuts so those who do well can be rewarded.
The four unions involved in the long-running Auckland bus drivers pay dispute have patched up their differences.
Wages growth remained feeble in the September quarter as the recession took its toll on pay packets.