Overworked and underpaid: The revival of strikes in New Zealand
Complex causes make worker action hard to predict.
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Fair Pay Agreements would risk economy - Business NZ
Recommendations will help prevent a "race to the bottom" when it comes to wages.
Female tradies hammered by gender pay gap
A survey of tradies shows the gender pay gap is wider than the national average.
What you need to earn to be an above-average earner
"It's almost the race to the bottom in terms of income and wages," chief economist says.
More than money: How a living wage changes Kiwis' lives
A living wage can be the difference between an 80-hour week and seeing your family.
Are Kiwis earning what they're worth?
The latest in our ongoing series, made possible by MYOB, tackles the issue of New Zealand's low wages.
Are Kiwi workers earning what they're worth?
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High-school teachers reject 'half-hearted' pay offer
Secondary teachers start stopwork meetings today to discuss new pay offer.
Revealed: What NZ's top CEOs are paid - the lowdown and the slowdown
The average CEO's pay increase was remarkably inline with the average Kiwi's last year.
Calls to address 'spiralling' aged care staffing shortages
In August with 500 out of nearly 5,000 registered nursing positions empty.
Teachers' pay claim 'out of the ballpark'
Secondary teachers' union not ruling out industrial action.
Workers lose confidence in jobs market
This adds to growing concerns about business confidence in the local market.
Struggling Auckland cops forced to eat 89c baked beans
Struggling Auckland cops forced to eat 89c baked beans as cost of living soars.
Ian Blair: Equal pay can help bring more women into engineering
COMMENT: How one firm is tackling its gender pay gap.
'A bit rich': Union says NBR Rich List shows deep divide in NZ
The union says the Rich List and the teacher strikes have a few things in common.
Gender pay gap closing, figures show
June quarter shows gender pay gap the second-smallest in history.
Hipkins ahead of strike: Teachers' pay bid will have to move significantly
"There is going to have to be significant movement on their side."
Historic pay rise for support workers in education
"It's about making sure that women get a fair deal in the workplace," Hipkins said.
NZ workers will 'expect' salary hikes
High-profile pay deals in the public sector could trigger demands across labour market.
Wage inflation is tipped to rise, warn NZ economists
Economists are expecting the second-quarter unemployment rate to remain steady.
Jordan Williams: Govt should ignore strikes by its desk clerks
COMMENT: Desk clerks in the public service have no case for a big pay increase.
Revealed: Industry with the biggest gender pay gap
Pay gaps don't seem to be as much of a problem in lower-paid professions.
Lizzie Marvelly: Fair pay for undervalued professions
COMMENT: Who deserves to be paid more, nurses or teachers?
DHB admin staff flashmob for pay equity
They say they need a raise of between 15 and 45 per cent.
Large NZ corporates shun living wage
Only two New Zealand corporates are paying their staff the living wage.
Teachers to vote over latest pay offer
Teachers to vote later this month about whether to accept the ministry's latest pay offer.
Hutt City Council to pay living wage
The move means 230 council staff will have their pay bumped up after July 1.
Why most profitable industries pay miserable wages
COMMENT: Wages are not set by a market, they reflect unequal bargaining power.
Kerre McIvor: People on $100k are not poor
COMMENT: In my late twenties, I learned what it was like to live hand to mouth.
College leads way in living wage
Nineteen teacher aides, cleaners and other staff will go up to the living wage in January.
Nurses 'distressed' at pay offer, likely to strike
Nurses say they are "distressed" and "disappointed" with latest pay offer.
Study finds mums take 4.4% pay cut to have a baby
'Motherhood penalty' is worse for mothers who take more than a year off paid work.
Foreign students campaign to stop exploitation
International students say many are working for below minimum wage with no rights.
Driver strikes: Unions, NZ Bus reach deal
A new two-year contract will be put to bus drivers for ratification early next week.