New ZealandSupermarkets undecided on youth wageFoodstuffs says its supermarkets are still deciding whether to adopt the new youth wage, which came into effect today against the backdrop of union opposition.01 May 12:33 AM
New ZealandBacklash over pay cut protestsBusiness NZ chief executive Phil O'Reilly has criticised unions for taking industrial action over new youth rates which came into effect today.01 May 12:25 AM
Small BusinessMinister ignored minimum wage adviceLabour Minister Simon Bridges ignored advice from Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment to raise the minimum wage to between $13.80 and $13.90 an hour.03 Apr 05:05 AM
EmploymentInnovation: New projects drive plans to hire staffThe overwhelming majority of Auckland information and communications technology employers are planning to hire new staff this year as new projects are rolled out and customer demand increases, research shows.27 Mar 04:30 PM
NetballLow wages force players to quit earlyLow wages combined with ever increasing demands of the professional era is forcing some players from the sport too early, says NZ netball players' association.19 Mar 04:30 PM
Small BusinessFirst employer adopts living wageA Henderson tofu maker has become the first Auckland employer to sign up to the living wage campaign, promising to pay its six factory workers at least $18.40 an hour within a year.14 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionHide: Bravo the real business classRodney Hide looks at the left's latest cause for businesses to cough up a "living wage".09 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandMany realtors earn less than living wage: surveyForget any notions about rich real estate agents because a survey shows many of them are nearer the breadline than the Bollinger.01 Mar 04:30 PM
Small BusinessGovt: $18.40 minimum wage would cost 26,000 jobsDuring question time Prime Minister John Key was asked about the new minimum wage of $13.75 and calls for a living wage of $18.40 in Parliament today.27 Feb 05:39 AM
Small BusinessMinimum wage rise debateThe Maori Party is at odds with the Government over the increase in the minimum wage to $13.75, calling it pitiful.26 Feb 05:44 AM
Small BusinessMinimum wage to increase by 25cLabour Minister Simon Bridges has announced the minimum wage is to rise by 25 cents to $13.75 from April 1.26 Feb 02:18 AM
EmploymentYouth starting wage law recommendedA Parliamentary committee has recommended a starting wage for youth be passed into law.26 Feb 12:25 AM
EmploymentHousehold incomes rise by $5.7bThe mortgage belt and taxpayers have been the main winners in a $5.7 billion rise in households' collective income.20 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionTapu MisaTapu Misa: Moral pressure drives fight for living wageEveryone agrees we're a low-wage economy but the impact of that on families has been lost behind a haze of judgment and indifference, writes Tapu Misa.17 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandUnionist calls for Auckland wageService and Food Workers Union lead organiser Len Richards told a conference launching the living wage at AUT University yesterday that Aucklanders needed $24 an hour to pay higher rents and other costs.14 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCities agree to look into higher payAuckland and Wellington councils have agreed to look into adopting the "living wage" of $18.40 an hour proposed by a coalition of union and community groups.13 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandHard working poor families desperateParents of students attending Auckland's Diocesan School for Girls pay roughly one and a half times as much in fees as Ana Malolo takes home for cleaning the school.13 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCampaigner says mindset shift neededCampaigner Deborah Littman says paying a living wage will require a leap in thinking to accompany an increase in the $13.50 minimum wage to $18.40.13 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentIndustries quail at pay costPrices would have to go up by 6 to 8 per cent to pay a "living wage" of $18.40 an hour to workers in the lowest-paid sectors - hospitality and retailing.13 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt favours raising minimum wageThe Government is not buying into the idea of a "living wage" but the new Minister of Labour says the minimum wage will continue to increase.12 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandGhosts in corridors of powerMareta Sinoti cleans the offices of politicians from midnight on week nights, is employed to work only 30 hours a week and earns $13.85 an hour.12 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandStudents obliged to accept low payQuan, a 20-year-old student visa holder from Vietnam, works up to 50 hours a week in a retail shop and gets paid $7 an hour.11 Feb 04:30 PM
New Zealand$2 an hour 'common' for migrantsExploited migrant workers are being paid $2 an hour to work in small businesses such as ethnic restaurants.11 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Key to 'living wage' is fairnessIt would do no harm - and possibly a great deal of good - for New Zealand to know the minimum a person needs to be paid in this country to have a "living wage".11 Feb 04:29 PM
New ZealandGovt unlikely to support living wage campaignProviding New Zealanders with a living wage is not high on the Government's agenda and it is unlikely to support the campaign, Prime Minister John Key said today.11 Feb 04:17 AM
New ZealandThe pay you need to surviveAlmost 750,000 Kiwis look set to be classed as the new working poor when the union movement fixes the value of a "living wage" needed to have a decent life here.10 Feb 06:00 PM
New ZealandLiving wage: $19 an hour ... yeah rightActor Grae Burton was the classic "Kiwi bloke" in Tui beer commercials last year. His work only just earned him what unions consider a "living wage".10 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandRedundancy leaves truckies stressedAbout 40 truck drivers serving Pak'nSave and New World supermarkets will lose their jobs this year when they are replaced by owner-drivers.10 Feb 04:30 PM
