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Employment rights..or lack of - Lilith7 - 13-06-2025
The govt is merrily chipping away at workers pay & conditions. Last year minimum wages went up by 2% when inflation was 4%. This year, it increased by 1.5% when inflation was 2.5%. The council of trade unions has estimated that a full time minimum wage worker is now cumulativelty $2,438 worse off in real terms.
And that Delightful Person Nicola Willis wants to remove the requirement that govt contractors have to pay the living wage. This means that , over time Parliament's workers - cleaners, security guards & caterers drop from the living wage ($28.95 an hour) to $23.50, a pay cut of nearly one fifth.
Aren't they just wonderful. Or something.
Still, with any luck they do seem to be heading towards being a one term govt; so much so that you have to wonder if that wasn't the plan: get in,do as much damage as possible, then get out...
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/24-04-2025/a-stocktake-of-all-the-policies-rolling-back-workers-rights-in-new-zealand
RE: Employment rights..or lack of - heisenberg - 13-06-2025
You might try opening that other eye...
RE: Employment rights..or lack of - Oh_hunnihunni - 13-06-2025
Oh now that's a pot calling the teapot heat tarnished.
You want sugar with that?.
RE: Employment rights..or lack of - Lilith7 - 13-06-2025
(13-06-2025, 04:53 PM)heisenberg Wrote: You might try opening that other eye...
Do we assume then that you support this govt cutting rights for workers?