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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'.

'A period of pay restraint:' Govt to send expectation letter to SOE bosses

The letter will make it clear that the Govt is in a 'period of pay restraint'.

What a supercharged Labour Government means for business

Increasing costs will become a focus during Labour's next term in government.

Mood of the boardroom: Wage subsidy a jobsaver for many

Some sectors have even taken on staff writes Tim McCready.

Nick Mowbray: Abuse of wage subsidy has to stop

Profitable companies should pay back millions in wage subsidies they received.

Study highlights ethnic pay gap in public sector, DHBs

Māori staff at DHBs are 56 times less likely to earn over $100,000.

Kiwis' median weekly incomes fall for the first time

Stats NZ labour market statistics reveal how much Kiwis' earnings have fallen.

MPs' Covid pay cut bites, three months after PM's promise

MPs take a 10 per cent cut while ministers, including PM Ardern, get a 20 per cent cut.

The Watercare boss and his $775,000 salary

Raveen Jaduram earns 30 per cent more than the Auckland Council chief executive.

The $12b question: Who got the wage subsidy?

Herald investigation looks at where $12 billion subsidy went.