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Living wage for public service contractors
Some of the Government's lowest-paid workers will soon be earning at least $22.75/hour.
Wage and salary packages set to rise
Salaries at the top end are up due to a shortage in the labour market.
Mood of the Boardroom: CEOs plea for border opening
Finding and retaining people with skills is the biggest concern for business leaders.
'Two-minute noodles fill their bellies up': Lockdown leaves families with bare cupboards
KidsCan has launched an urgent appeal for donations to help struggling families.
Sasha Borissenko: The 'glass escalator' phenomenon and equal pay
OPINION: A disproportionate number of men manage the 90 per cent female nurse workforce.
'Crumbs': Claim lodged over minimum wage for kōhanga reo teachers
Mainstream teacher aides on minimum wage earn more than most kōhanga reo kaiako.
Wage subsidy: Ministry faces legal action over lack of enforcement
More than $13 billion was paid through the wage subsidy scheme.
Wellington bus drivers vote to reject third pay offer
The wrangle over their collective agreement has so far resulted in a strike and a lockout.
Waikato DHB still receiving incorrect pay packs weeks on
Waikato DHB staff may have to wait three months before receiving their correct pay.
Sasha Borissenko: Pay equity tussle - what do you do if it happens to you?
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Rocket Lab to consider paying back $2.85m wage subsidy
If the wage subsidy conditions were not met, Rocket Lab says it will repay the subsidy.
Accountants' gender pay gap averages $60,000 - survey
Male accountants paid 40-50 per cent more than their female counterparts, study finds.
Editorial: NZ could still yet have higher wages
Editorial: NZ ranked outside the top 20 nations for gross national income. Let's fix that.
Westpac boss: Sharing the load at home lightens load for everyone
OPINION: The unwritten rules of home life create disadvantages for men and women alike.
MBIE to provide payment range guidance for contractors
It will establish a range per job/contractor. e.g a carpenter being paid between $x and $x
Finance expert suggests redistribution of public sector CEO salaries
"Robin Hood"-style policy more effective than Govt-ordered pay freeze, Helen Roberts says.
'Unacceptable': The $73k gender pay gap for doctors
Women undervalued by our health system, with detrimental impacts on patient care.
Political Roundup: Have billions been incorrectly paid out in wage subsidy scheme?
OPINION: It has huge financial consequences for the state, and public trust in Government.
Chloe Swarbrick: Wage crackdown a bitter pill for pandemic heroes
OPINION: History shows that pay suppression is bad policy. It's also bad politics.
Ministry 'audits' of wage subsidy questioned
Auditor-General reports on the handling of massive wage subsidy scheme.
Govt blinks first as unions claim a win in negotiations with Hipkins
The guidance for state sector employers 'will be reviewed next year', union boss says.
PM, Robertson forced on defensive over public sector pay freeze
The pair doubled down on the decision amid pressure from unions.
Ananish Chaudhuri: Small wage increases not behind inflation
OPINION: These price increases are an inevitable outcome of recent government policies.
Survey findings: How Kiwis really feel about their jobs
Survey findings show realities of burnout among Kiwis, and confidence in the economy.
'Price of everything' set to increase: Consumers face pain at the checkout
Fears price hikes will be felt most greatly by those with the least money.
'We feel valued': MIQ hotels agree to pay staff living wage
There are still five MIQ facilities that have not agreed to pay staff the rate.
Union's open letter to PM over wages paid to MIQ cleaners
Unite Union challenges the Government to 'challenge the status quo'.
Kiwi women fall behind in sole home-owning stakes - report
'Pay parity is linked to wealth parity.'
Sasha Borissenko: It's 2021, but women are still being shortchanged
Legal columnist Sasha Borissenko on the many fights women still face.
'I feel like crying': MIQ hotel workers on minimum wage share stories
'Life is like being at level 4 all the time'.
PM defends sick pay scheme
It comes after two recent cases went to work despite needing to self-isolate.